Bredon railway station explained

Bredon
Status:Disused
Borough:Bredon, Wychavon
Country:England
Coordinates:52.0292°N -2.1086°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway

Bredon railway station was on the Birmingham–Gloucester railway line to the north of Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station. The station closed in 1965.

History

The first section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway, between and Cheltenham, opened on 24 June 1840, and among the original stations was one at Bredon. The station was 35miles from, and the adjacent stations and opened the same day.

The station closed to goods on 1 July 1963, and to passengers on 4 January 1965.

The line through the site of the station remains in use as part of the Bristol to Birmingham main line.

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