Shipston-on-Stour railway station

Shipston-on-Stour railway station was a railway station which served the town of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It was the terminus of the Shipston-on-Stour branch.

Shipston-on-Stour
The former weighbridge at Shipston on Stour station
General information
LocationShipston-on-Stour, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Coordinates 52.0682°N 1.6256°W / 52.0682; -1.6256
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)Opened[1]
8 July 1929Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960Closed to freight traffic

History

The station was originally opened in 1836 as part of the as the Moreton and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to railway use in 1889. The carrying of passengers ceased on 8 July 1929, following which the Great Western Railway instituted a bus service between Banbury and Chipping Norton that ran 8 times daily in each direction.[2] The facility to handling freight was retained until the line closed completely in 1960, after which the track was lifted.

Shipston station during use as a railway

Present day

The wooden passenger station building was demolished sometime in the late 1970s. Portions of the platforms however remained in place and - along with the complete goods station building, livestock pens and engine shed - were utilized by a number of small businesses well into the late 1990s. However, all the buildings were eventually demolished as the site was cleared and built on by a large housing development which also built onto the track formation and goods yard. There are only sections of track bed traceable and the weigh office is now in private use.

Shipston station site after demolition
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Longdon Road   Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Later O,W&WR, finally GWR
Shipston-on-Stour branch		   Terminus

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. "Great Western Railway New combined Rail and Road Services: Banbury and Chipping Norton Districts". The Banbury Advertiser. 11 July 1929. p. 5.
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