Iron Acton railway station
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| Iron Acton railway station | |||
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| The site of Iron Acton railway station in 2004. | |||
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| Location | Iron Acton | ||
| Area | South Gloucestershire | ||
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| Original company | Midland Railway | ||
| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| 2 September 1872 | Opened | ||
| 19 June 1944 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Iron Acton station opened on 2 September 1872, with the start of services on the Midland Railway branch from Yate to Thornbury. It closed on 19 June 1944.
The station served Iron Acton village and was sited to the south west of it. It consisted of a single platform face and a large wooden station building. A freight-only branch serving an iron mine in Frampton Cotterell connected at the station. This closed in 1872 and a truncated section of this route served as a coal depot until closure on 10 June 1963.
The station was demolished in the 1960s. The part-remains of the platform survive, as does a crossing-keeper's cottage to the south of the station site.
[edit] Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Yate | Yate to Thornbury Branch Line Midland Railway |
Tytherington Station closed |
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[edit] References
- Oakley, Mike. Gloucester Railway Stations. The Dovecote Press. ISBN 1904349242.
- Bristol Railway Archive.
