Bourton-on-the-Water railway station
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Bourton-on-the-Water was a Gloucestershire
station on the Great Western Railway
's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
that opened in 1881 and closed in 1964. The station building, which as of 2009 has survived on the edge of an industrial estate, and then demolished in 2011
and its surrounding villages like Lower Slaughter
. The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
on nationalisation in 1948. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased in 1962 with the service between Bourton and Kingham closing a year later.
had considered reusing the building at its Broadway station
, but later changed its mind.
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
station on the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
The Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway is a former railway in the Cotswold Hills in Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire, England.-Origins and development:...
that opened in 1881 and closed in 1964. The station building, which as of 2009 has survived on the edge of an industrial estate, and then demolished in 2011
History
Situated about just to the north the station served the town of Bourton-on-the-WaterBourton-on-the-Water
Bourton-on-the-Water is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England that lies on a wide flat vale within the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
and its surrounding villages like Lower Slaughter
Lower Slaughter
Lower Slaughter is a village in the English county of Gloucestershire, located in the Cotswold district, south west of the town of Stow-on-the-Wold....
. The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways
Western Region of British Railways
The Western Region was a region of British Railways from 1948. The region ceased to be an operating unit in its own right in the 1980s and was wound up at the end of 1992...
on nationalisation in 1948. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased in 1962 with the service between Bourton and Kingham closing a year later.
Present day
Following closure, the station was used as a highways depot by Gloucestershire County Council. The present station building, built in the 1930s, is earmarked for demolition in late 2009. The Gloucestershire Warwickshire RailwayGloucestershire Warwickshire Railway
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is a volunteer-run heritage railway on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire/Warwickshire Borders that has reopened the closed railway line between Laverton Halt and Cheltenham Racecourse railway stations in Gloucestershire/Worcestershire., it currently...
had considered reusing the building at its Broadway station
Broadway railway station
Broadway railway station was a railway station that served the town of Broadway in Worcestershire, England. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1904 and closed to passengers in 1968.Today only the platform edgings remain with the track long gone....
, but later changed its mind.