Place Stratford-upon-Avon 1 July 1873 Station opens | Grid reference SP199540 Platforms in use 2 | |
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Area District of Stratford-on-Avon Pre-grouping Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Western Region of British Railways Similar Chambers Crossing Halt railw, Marton (Warwicks) railway st, Salford Priors railway st, Arley and Fillongley railway st, Birdingbury railway station | ||
Stratford Old Town railway station was one of two railway stations that served the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. On the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, the station was built in 1873 to the south of the town.
History
Opened on 1 July 1873, along with the other stations on the line, the station lasted less than a century: the last scheduled passenger train ran on 7 April 1952, although there was one train carrying the Queen Mother to Stratford in 1964. The line remained open for freight until 1965.
References
Stratford Old Town railway station Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA