Eckington railway station explained

Eckington
Status:Disused
Borough:Eckington, Worcestershire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.069°N -2.1155°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Years:24 June 1840
Events:Opened
Years1:4 January 1965
Events1:Closed[1]

Eckington railway station was a railway station to serve Eckington in Worcestershire.

The station was opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840. The buildings were "erected in the Gothic style, very much like those on some of the Scotch railways recently opened to the public."[2]

The station closed to passengers on 4 January 1965.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. [Francis Whishaw|Whishaw, F.]