Cheltenham High Street railway station
| Cheltenham High Street | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Cheltenham |
| Area | Cheltenham |
| Grid reference | SO936234 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 September 1862 | Opened as Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Bridge |
| 1 October 1862 | Renamed Cheltenham High Street |
| 1 July 1910 | Closed |
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Cheltenham High Street railway station was built by the Midland Railway to serve the north-western part of Cheltenham.
History
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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.
Route
| Preceding station |  Historical railways |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleeve Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
Cheltenham Spa Line and station open | ||
Notes
- 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 59.
- 1 2 Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 14.
- ↑ Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 16.
- ↑ Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 17.
- ↑ Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 53.
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.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 83-84. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 10-12. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.
Coordinates: 51°54′35″N 2°05′37″W / 51.9096°N 2.0937°W