Cirencester Town railway station
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Cirencester Town railway station was one of three railway stations which formerly served the town of Cirencester
, Gloucestershire, England; the others were and .
was promoted to link the towns of Cheltenham
and Gloucester
to the Great Western Railway
at ; there was to be a branch from to Cirencester. The line was authorised on 21 June 1836, but took several years to build. The first section to open was that between Swindon and Kemble (where there was no station at first) together with the Cirencester branch
; it opened on 31 May 1841.
On 1 July 1924 the station was renamed Cirencester Town.
The station closed on 6 April 1964.
Cirencester
Cirencester is a market town in east Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the River Thames, and is the largest town in the Cotswold District. It is the home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural...
, Gloucestershire, England; the others were and .
History
The Cheltenham and Great Western Union RailwayCheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a broad gauge railway that linked the Great Western Railway at Swindon, Wiltshire, with Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England...
was promoted to link the towns of Cheltenham
Cheltenham
Cheltenham , also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a large spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, on the edge of the Cotswolds in the South-West region of England. It is the home of the flagship race of British steeplechase horse racing, the Gold Cup, the main event of the Cheltenham Festival held...
and Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
to 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...
at ; there was to be a branch from to Cirencester. The line was authorised on 21 June 1836, but took several years to build. The first section to open was that between Swindon and Kemble (where there was no station at first) together with the Cirencester branch
Cirencester Branch Line
The Cirencester Branch Line was a five mile long single track branch railway line that ran from Kemble railway station on the Great Western Golden Valley Line to via two intermediate stations, , and and contained the highest rail crossing point on the River Thames.-History:In 1841 the branch was...
; it opened on 31 May 1841.
On 1 July 1924 the station was renamed Cirencester Town.
The station closed on 6 April 1964.