Stretton-on-Fosse railway station

Stretton-on-Fosse railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stretton-on-Fosse, Cotswold. It was located north-east of the village near the Fosseway road.

Stretton-on-Fosse
LocationRowborough, Cotswold
England
Coordinates 52.0440°N 1.6681°W / 52.0440; -1.6681
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)Opened[1]
8 July 1929Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960Closed to freight traffic

History

In 1836 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village,[2] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail. The 6-mile branch to Shipston-on-Stour included stations at Stretton-on-Fosse and Longdon Road. After the company's insolvency in 1868 the line was purchased by The Great Western Railway.[3]

By 1825 the Great Western Railway operated a train between Stratford-upon-Avon and Moreton-in-Marsh; it passed through the village without stopping. A railway station was not built until November 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosseway road. Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn.[4]

A branch line was constructed to Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960.[5] The station was demolished in 1964 and the track was dismantled.

Present day

The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing. The trackbed has since been returned to agricultural use.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Moreton-in-Marsh   Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Later O,W&WR, finally GWR
Shipston-on-Stour branch		   Longdon Road

References
  1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
  2. "The Stratford & Moreton Railway".
  3. https://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/GreatWestern/Narrowgauge/Shipston.html, GWR Narrow Gauges
  4. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/strettononfosse.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station
  5. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/gwrsf3026.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station: gwrsf3026
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