Stratford Old Town | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Stratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon |
Country: | England |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2 |
Pregroup: | Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Years: | 1 July 1873 |
Events: | Station opens |
Years1: | 7 April 1952 |
Events1: | Station closes to passengers |
Years2: | 1965 |
Events2: | Station closes to freight |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
Stratford Old Town railway station was a railway station that served the town of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. On the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway, the station was built in 1873, adjacent to the Old Town district, south of the town centre.
Opened on 1 July 1873, along with the other stations on the line, the station lasted less than a century: the last scheduled passenger train ran on 7 April 1952,[1] although there was one train carrying the Queen Mother to Stratford in 1964. The line remained open for freight until 1965.[2]
The A4390 bypass road was built over the route of the railway since closure. However one platform of the old station was retained and is still visible by the roadside.[2]