Longdon Road railway station

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Longdon Road
Site of Longdon Road station level crossing with the station was on the left.
General information
LocationDarlingscott, Warwickshire
England
Coordinates52°04′33″N 1°40′12″W / 52.0758°N 1.6699°W / 52.0758; -1.6699
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyStratford and Moreton Tramway
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

Longdon Road railway station served the hamlet of Darlingscott, Warwickshire. It was on the branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston.

History

The station was originally opened on the Moreton in Marsh and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to a railway in 1889. The railway closed to passengers in 1929 but remained open for freight until 1960. The track has been dismantled.

Present day

As at 2023 the station platform is in situ but heavily covered by undergrowth.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Stretton-on-Fosse   Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Later O,W&WR, finally GWR
Shipston-on-Stour branch 		  Shipston-on-Stour

References

  1. ^ Quick, Michael (2009) . Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.