| Coughton | |
|---|---|
 Railway bridge on Coughton Lane. The station was about 500 metres to the north west of here immediately beyond the bridge over Sambourne Lane | |
| General information | |
| Location | Coughton, Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon England |
| Coordinates | 52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W / 52.2444; -1.8930 |
| Grid reference | SP073607 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Evesham and Redditch Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 4 May 1868 | Opened |
| 30 June 1952 | Closed |
Coughton railway station serving Coughton, Warwickshire was a station on the Barnt Green to Evesham line. The station was opened by the Evesham and Redditch Railway on 4 May 1868. The station had one platform and a simple brick building. The station had a short siding similar to Wixford.
The station closed on 30 June 1952. The road bridge which was near the platform has now been demolished and Sambourne Lane now runs through the site of the bridge. The station building is now a private residence and has been heavily altered. The platform edge can still clearly be identified.
References
- ^ "Station Name: Coughton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 137. OCLC 931112387.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 88-92. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studley and Astwood Bank Line and station closed |
London Midland and Scottish Railway Evesham loop line |
Alcester Line and station closed |
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