Notgrove railway station explained

Notgrove
Status:Disused
Borough:Notgrove, Cotswold
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Years:1 June 1881
Events:Opened as Notgrove and Westfield
Years1:24 June 1896
Events1:Renamed Notgrove
Years2:15 October 1962
Events2:Station closed

Notgrove railway station was a Gloucestershire station on the Great Western Railway's Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway.

History

The station opened in 1881. It was situated about a mile north west of Notgrove village, and at 750' was the highest station on the Banbury-Cheltenham direct line. The station passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. Intended as a transport hub for the surrounding agricultural area, it never fulfilled its potential. The last passenger service to the station was on 13 October 1962. Goods services between the station and Cheltenham ceased a few days later.

The station site is now a camp site.

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