Bredon railway station

Bredon
Station site in 2005.
Location	Bredon, Wychavon England
Coordinates	52°01′45″N 2°06′31″W / 52.0292°N 2.1086°W / 52.0292; -2.1086Coordinates: 52°01′45″N 2°06′31″W / 52.0292°N 2.1086°W / 52.0292; -2.1086
Grid reference	SO926368
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	24 June 1840; 181 years ago (1840-06-24)
Closed	4 January 1965; 57 years ago (1965-01-04)
Original company	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. The station closed in 1965.

History[]

The first section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham, opened on 24 June 1840, and among the original stations was one at Bredon.^[1][2] The station was 35 miles 11.26 chains (56.554 km) from Camp Hill, and the adjacent stations Eckington and Ashchurch opened the same day.^[3]

The station closed to goods on 1 July 1963, and to passengers on 4 January 1965.^[3][2]

The line through the site of the station remains in use as part of the Bristol to Birmingham main line.

Notes[]

References[]

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
• Long, P.J.; Awdry, W. V. (1987). The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway. Gloucester: Alan Sutton. ISBN 0-86299-329-6.

Further reading[]

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 30-35. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.

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