Downfield Crossing Halt railway station
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Downfield Crossing Halt was on what is now the Golden Valley Line
between and .
from to and this was one of many small stations and halts built on this line for the local passenger service. This halt opened on 12 October 1903 with the introduction of the GWR steam railmotor services between Stonehouse and .
The halt was between Stroud and Stonehouse, and originally consisted of a pair of ground level platforms, but was these subsequently replaced by standard height platforms along with GWR pagoda style shelters, . The platforms were later reconstructed with brick. Access to the halt was from the adjacent level crossing.
Closure of the halt came on 2 November 1964 following the withdrawal of local stopping passenger services on the line. No trace of the halt remains today.
to local passenger services, known as the 'Chalford Auto'.
Golden Valley Line
The Golden Valley Line is a railway line from Swindon to Cheltenham in the UK.The line was originally built as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway in the 1840s...
between and .
History
The line was opened in 1845 as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union RailwayCheltenham and Great Western Union Railway
The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a broad gauge railway that linked the Great Western Railway at Swindon, Wiltshire, with Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England...
from to and this was one of many small stations and halts built on this line for the local passenger service. This halt opened on 12 October 1903 with the introduction of the GWR steam railmotor services between Stonehouse and .
The halt was between Stroud and Stonehouse, and originally consisted of a pair of ground level platforms, but was these subsequently replaced by standard height platforms along with GWR pagoda style shelters, . The platforms were later reconstructed with brick. Access to the halt was from the adjacent level crossing.
Closure of the halt came on 2 November 1964 following the withdrawal of local stopping passenger services on the line. No trace of the halt remains today.
Services
This halt was served by the GloucesterGloucester railway station
Gloucester railway station serves the city of Gloucester in England. The station was originally built as the terminus of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840, but the arrival of the Bristol and Gloucester Railway and Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway in 1844, and then conversion...
to local passenger services, known as the 'Chalford Auto'.