Shipston-on-Stour railway station

52°04′06″N 1°37′32″W / 52.0682°N 1.6256°W / 52.0682; -1.6256Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)Opened^[1]8 July 1929Closed to passenger services2 May 1960Closed to freight traffic

Shipston-on-Stour railway station was a railway station which served the town of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It was the terminus of the Shipston-on-Stour branch.

History

The station was originally opened in 1836 as part of the as the Moreton and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to railway use in 1889. The carrying of passengers ceased on 8 July 1929, following which the Great Western Railway instituted a bus service between Banbury and Chipping Norton that ran 8 times daily in each direction.^[2] The facility to handling freight was retained until the line closed completely in 1960, after which the track was lifted.

Present day

The wooden passenger station building was demolished sometime in the late 1970s. Portions of the platforms however remained in place and - along with the complete goods station building, livestock pens and engine shed - were utilized by a number of small businesses well into the late 1990s. However, all the buildings were eventually demolished as the site was cleared and built on by a large housing development which also built onto the track formation and goods yard. There are only sections of track bed traceable and the weigh office is now in private use.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Longdon Road		Stratford and Moreton Tramway Later O,W&WR, finally GWR Shipston-on-Stour branch		Terminus

References

• Shipston-on-Stour Station
• GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
• Shipston on Stour. Railway Station
• The Shipston-on-Stour Branch by Stanley C Jenkins and Roger Carpenter - Warwickshire Railways
• Shipston-on-Stour Branch
• Shipston-on-Stour Branch
• The Shipston on Stour Branch
• Rail Album - Stratford-upon-Avon & Moreton-in-Marsh Railway - Page 3