Churchdown | |||||
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 Cheltenham - Paddington express passing Churchdown station in 1961 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Churchdown,Tewkesbury England | ||||
| Grid reference | SO886202 | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway/Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway/Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 9 August 1842 (1842-08-09) | Opened | ||||
| 27 September 1842 | Closed | ||||
| 2 February 1874 | Re-opened | ||||
| 2 November 1964 | Closed | ||||
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Churchdown railway station was situated on the main line betweenGloucester andCheltenham Spa. It servedChurchdown and surrounding areas.
The railway line betweenCheltenham andGloucester opened on 4 November 1840, the final section of theBirmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&G) which had been authorised in 1836.[1] At first, there were no intermediatestations, but on 9 August 1842 the first station at Churchdown was opened by the B&G; it proved to be temporary, being closed again on 27 September.[2] Less than a year later, on 22 August 1843, a station opened closer to Cheltenham at nearbyBadgworth.[3][4] Both stations were built in response to request from the residents ofBadgeworth for a station closer than Cheltenham or Gloucester; Churchdown was the first choice of the railway company since it was closer to the half-way point between the two towns.[5]
The permanent station at Churchdown was opened on 2 February 1874, and was the joint property of theMidland Railway (successor to the B&G) and theGreat Western Railway,[2][6] who had shared the line since 1847.[7]
The station closed on 2 November 1964,[2] as part of the reshaping ofBritish Railways or more commonly known as theBeeching Axe byDr Beeching.
The site of the station is 89 miles 65 chains (144.5 km) from Derby.[4] Little remains of the station itself next to what is now Station Close, but through traffic continues on the line.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Cheltenham Malvern Road | Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway | Gloucester | ||
| Gloucester | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway | Badgworth | ||
| Gloucester Eastgate | Midland Railway | Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) | ||
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