Grid reference SO926368 24 June 1840 (1840-06-24) Station opened | Platforms in use 2 | |
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Similar Eckington railway station, Bengeworth railway station, Wadborough railway station, Upton‑on‑Severn railway station, Ashton‑under‑Hill railway station |
Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. It is now closed.
History
The first section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, between Bromsgrove and Cheltenham, opened on 24 June 1840, and among the original stations was one at Bredon. The station was 35 miles 11.26 chains (56.554 km) from Camp Hill, and the adjacent stations Eckington and Ashchurch opened the same day.
The station closed to goods on 1 July 1963, and to passengers on 4 January 1965.
References
Bredon railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA