Gloucester Eastgate railway station

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Gloucester Eastgate railway station was a station in Gloucester, England, used by trains from Birmingham to Bristol. Originally the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (which later became part of the Midland Railway) used a terminus station roughly on the site of the current Gloucester station car park.

In 1896 a new through station was constructed on the Tuffley Loop line on a site that had previously housed the Midland Railway engine shed. The station had three through platforms and one bay. It was sharply curved and featured a main entrance building as well as buildings on both platforms. There was a direct footbridge connection to the ex-Great Western Railway Gloucester Central station.

After 1968, the station was reduced to two platforms and was effectively merged with Gloucester Central. Eastgate station closed on 1 December 1975 This was partly an attempt by British Rail to cut maintenance costs and partly a result of pressure from the road lobby and local councillors who wanted to rid Gloucester of four of its level crossings. As the rebuilt Gloucester Central station was not completed until 1977, the administrative offices on Eastgate station lingered on in use for nearly two more years until demolition came in 1977. The site is now an ASDA supermarket.