Ebley Crossing Halt railway station
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Ebley Crossing Halt was opened on 12 October 1903 on what is now the Golden Valley Line
between and . This line was opened in 1845 as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
from Swindon to Gloucester and this was one of many small stations and halts built on this line for the local passenger service.
(GWR) steam railmotor services between Stonehouse and Chalford.
The halt was between Stroud and Stonehouse, and originally consisted of a pair of ground level platforms
, but these were subsequently replaced by standard height platforms along with GWR pagoda style shelters. The platforms were later reconstructed in concrete and the down platform had a basic metal shelter. Access to the halt was from the adjacent foot crossing and for a while, a small wooden ticket office on the down side of the Stroud end of the platform, adjacent to the foot crossing.
Closure of the halt came on 2 November 1964 following the withdrawal of local stopping passenger services on the line. No trace of the halt remains today, although the foot crossing still exists.
to Chalford
local passenger services, known as the Chalford Auto.
Golden Valley Line
The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Cheltenham in the UK.The line was originally built as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway in the 1840s...
between and . This line was opened in 1845 as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
Cheltenham 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...
from Swindon to Gloucester and this was one of many small stations and halts built on this line for the local passenger service.
History
The halt opened on 12 October 1903 with the introduction of the Great Western RailwayGreat 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...
(GWR) steam railmotor services between Stonehouse and Chalford.
The halt was between Stroud and Stonehouse, and originally consisted of a pair of ground level platforms
Railway platform
A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. Almost all stations for rail transport have some form of platforms, with larger stations having multiple platforms...
, but these were subsequently replaced by standard height platforms along with GWR pagoda style shelters. The platforms were later reconstructed in concrete and the down platform had a basic metal shelter. Access to the halt was from the adjacent foot crossing and for a while, a small wooden ticket office on the down side of the Stroud end of the platform, adjacent to the foot crossing.
Closure of the halt came on 2 November 1964 following the withdrawal of local stopping passenger services on the line. No trace of the halt remains today, although the foot crossing still exists.
Services
This halt was served by the GloucesterGloucester railway station
Gloucester railway station serves the city of Gloucester in England. The station was originally built as the terminus of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840, but the arrival of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway and Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway in 1844, and then conversion...
to Chalford
Chalford railway station
Chalford railway station was situated on the Great Western Railway's Golden Valley Line, between and . It was just east of the bridge carrying Cowcombe Hill over the railway...
local passenger services, known as the Chalford Auto.