| Gotherington | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Gotherington |
| Area | Tewkesbury |
| Grid reference | SO974298 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Operated by | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1906 | Station opened as Gotherington |
| 1 December 1940 | Renamed Gotherington Halt |
| 13 June 1955 | Station closed |
| 2000 | Reopened in preservation |
| Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
Gotherington railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gotherington in Gloucestershire, England. The station is located just to the north of the village. The station buildings are privately owned, so trains must use the opposite platform.
It is located on the former Cheltenham to Stratford-upon-Avon line, which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906. The station opened as Gotherington on 1 June 1906; it was renamed Gotherington Halt on 1 December 1940, and was closed on 13 June 1955.[1] It was the first station to close on this route (most of the other stations closed in 1960). The line itself remained open until 1976. The track was later lifted by 1979.
The line was relaid by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, during the mid-1990s reaching Gotherington in 1997. Trains recommenced in the early 2000s, and were extended to Cheltenham Racecourse in April 2003.
| Preceding station | Heritage railways | Following station | ||
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| Winchcombe | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Cheltenham Racecourse | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Gretton Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Honeybourne Line |
Bishop's Cleeve Line open, station closed |
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| Proposed Heritage railways | ||||
| Winchcombe Line and station open |
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Bishop's Cleeve Line open, station closed |
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