Chipping Campden railway station explained

Chipping Campden
Status:Disused
Borough:Chipping Campden, Cotswold
Country:England
Coordinates:52.055°N -1.7552°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:4 June 1853
Events:Opened as Mickleton
Years1:?
Events1:Renamed Campden
Years2:February 1952
Events2:Renamed Chipping Campden
Events3:Closed

Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a closed railway station on the Cotswold Line, which served the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England.

The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages. The section between and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of, was opened on 4 June 1853;[1] the station at Campden was opened at the same time, and was originally named Mickleton. It was later renamed Campden, and in February 1952 became Chipping Campden. It closed on 3 January 1966.

Reopening proposals

There are proposals for a new station at Chipping Campden.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: MacDermot, E.T. . History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 . 1927 . . Paddington . 498, 867 .
  2. Web site: 8.6 Chipping Campden . Local Plan Reg. 18 Consultation: Development Strategy and Site Allocations January 2015 . Cotswold Council . 2 July 2020.