Coughton railway station

Coughton
Location	Coughton, Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon England
Coordinates	52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W / 52.2444; -1.8930Coordinates: 52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W / 52.2444; -1.8930
Grid reference	SP073607
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Evesham and Redditch Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
8 May 1868	Opened[1]
30 June 1952	Closed[1]

Railway bridge on Coughton Lane. The station was about 500 metres to the north west of here immediately beyond the bridge over Sambourne Lane

Coughton railway station serving Coughton, Warwickshire was a station on the Barnt Green to Evesham line. The station was opened by the Evesham and Redditch Railway on 4 May 1868. The station had one platform and a simple brick building. The station had a short siding similar to Wixford.

The station closed on 30 June 1952. The road bridge which was near the platform has now been demolished and Sambourne Lane now runs through the site of the bridge. The station building is now a private residence and has been heavily altered. The platform edge can still clearly be identified.

References[]

Further reading[]

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 88-92. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.

External links[]

• grid reference SP07436070
• Warwickshirerailways.com
• Rail around Birmingham

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