Place Withington Grid reference SP031159 1 August 1891 (1891-08-01) Opened as Withington | Area Cotswold Post-grouping Great Western Railway | |
Pre-grouping Midland and South Western Junction Railway Original company Midland and South Western Junction Railway Similar South Cerney railway st, Mickleton Halt railway st, Downfield Crossing Halt railw, Ebley Crossing Halt railw, Cashes Green Halt railway st | ||
Withington glos railway station top 6 facts
Withington railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway serving the village of Withington in Gloucestershire. The station opened to passengers on 1 August 1891 with the opening of the section of the line between Cirencester Watermoor and the junction at Andoversford with the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham Lansdown to Banbury line, which had opened in 1881.
The station was originally called just "Withington", but was renamed after the Grouping of 1923 allocated the M&SWJR to the GWR, which already had a Withington station at the village of the same name in Herefordshire. Its official name after 1924 was "Withington (Glos)".
The station was always lightly used and from 1956 staffing was withdrawn and it was downgraded to halt status. The line closed to all traffic in 1961 and the station buildings were demolished, though traces of one of the platforms remain. An enamel station sign for Withington station is at Winchcombe Railway Museum.[1]