Churchdown railway station
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Churchdown railway station was situated on the main line between Birmingham and Bristol
.
The railway line between Cheltenham
and opened on 4 November 1840, the final section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
(B&G) which had been authorised in 1836. At first, there were no intermediate stations
, but on 9 August 1842 the first station at Churchdown was opened by the B&G; it proved to be temporary, being closed again on 27 September. Less than a year later, on 22 August 1843, a station opened closer to Cheltenham at nearby . Both stations were built in response to request from the residents of Badgeworth for a station closer than Cheltenham or Gloucester; Churchdown was the first choice of the railway company since it was closer to the half-way point between the two towns.
The permanent station at Churchdown was opened on 2 February 1874, and was the joint property of the Midland Railway
(successor to the B&G) and the Great Western Railway
, who had shared the line since 1847.
The station closed on 2 November 1964, as part of the reshaping of British Railways by Dr Beeching
.
The site of the station is 89 miles (143.23126 km) from Derby. Little remains of the station itself next to what is now Station Close, but through traffic continues on the line. Plans have been proposed in the past to put in a third or fourth track though Churchdown between Cheltenham and Gloucester. It is not expected that Network Rail
will put in this third track in the near future.
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and opened on 4 November 1840, the final section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway is a railway route linking Birmingham to Gloucester in England.It is one of the world's oldest main line railways and includes the famous Lickey Incline, a dead-straight stretch of track running up the 1-in-37 gradient of the Lickey Ridge...
(B&G) which had been authorised in 1836. At first, there were no intermediate stations
Train station
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, but on 9 August 1842 the first station at Churchdown was opened by the B&G; it proved to be temporary, being closed again on 27 September. Less than a year later, on 22 August 1843, a station opened closer to Cheltenham at nearby . Both stations were built in response to request from the residents of Badgeworth for a station closer than Cheltenham or Gloucester; Churchdown was the first choice of the railway company since it was closer to the half-way point between the two towns.
The permanent station at Churchdown was opened on 2 February 1874, and was the joint property of the Midland Railway
Midland Railway
The Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom from 1844 to 1922, when it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway....
(successor to the B&G) and the Great Western Railway
Great 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...
, who had shared the line since 1847.
The station closed on 2 November 1964, as part of the reshaping of British Railways by Dr Beeching
Richard Beeching
Richard Beeching, Baron Beeching , commonly known as Doctor Beeching, was chairman of British Railways and a physicist and engineer...
.
The site of the station is 89 miles (143.23126 km) from Derby. Little remains of the station itself next to what is now Station Close, but through traffic continues on the line. Plans have been proposed in the past to put in a third or fourth track though Churchdown between Cheltenham and Gloucester. It is not expected that Network Rail
Network Rail
Network Rail is the government-created owner and operator of most of the rail infrastructure in Great Britain .; it is not responsible for railway infrastructure in Northern Ireland...
will put in this third track in the near future.