Salford Priors railway station explained

Salford Priors
Status:Disused
Borough:Salford Priors, Stratford-on-Avon
Country:England
Coordinates:52.1599°N -1.8847°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Evesham & Redditch Railway
Pregroup:Midland Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Events:Station opens
Events1:last train ran
Years2:17 June 1963[1]
Events2:official closure date

Salford Priors railway station was a railway station located in the village of Salford Priors, Warwickshire, England. Opened on 16 June 1866 (17 September for passengers)[2] as part of the Evesham & Redditch Railway, it had only one platform but a brick built waiting room/ticket office and station master's house.[3] It closed on 17 June 1963, although the last train ran on 1 October 1962, after which the train service was suspended due to the poor condition of the track. A bus service replaced it while the statutory closure process was gone through.[4]

The station building itself is still in existence, little changed and has been used as an office building.[5] The goods shed still stands. The station building is now owned by a property developer company, Bromford Turner, who have applied to demolish the building.[6]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 17
  2. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/salford_priors/ Station's page on disused-station.org.uk
  3. http://www.warwickshirerailways.com/lms/salfordpriors.htm Station's page on Warwickshirerailways.com
  4. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/s/salford_priors/ Station's page on disused-station.org.uk
  5. http://www.salfordpriors.gov.uk/history.htm Salford Priors Parish Council history page
  6. News: Salford Priors fights to save its former station building from demolition . 13 December 2023 . Stratford Herald . 27 November 2023 . en.