Cheltenham High Street railway station

Cheltenham High Street railway station was built by the Midland Railway to serve the north-western part of Cheltenham.

History

The station was situated on the main Birmingham to Bristol railway line, to the south of the bridge where the line passes beneath High Street in Cheltenham.

It was opened on 1 September 1862 as Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Bridge, and a month later, on 1 October, was renamed Cheltenham High Street.^[1]

The Midland and South Western Junction Railway (MSWJ) had reached Cirencester in 1883.^[2] On 1 August 1891 the MSWJ opened an extension from Cirencester to Andoversford,^[3] which connected with the existing Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway; the MSWJ obtained permission to use that line to reach Cheltenham.^[2] The MSWJ passenger trains ran to Cheltenham (Lansdown), whereas the goods trains continued a little further north, to Cheltenham High Street.^[4] The MSWJ built a locomotive depot adjacent to High Street station.^[5]

The station closed to passengers on 1 July 1910.^[1] The line remains open for passenger services between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa, but these do not call at Cheltenham High Street.

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References

• Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
• Sands, T.B.; Jenkins, S.C. (1990) [1959]. The Midland and South Western Junction Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 402 4. OL16.