Mickleton Halt railway station

Summary

Mickleton Halt was a railway station on the Great Western Railway line between Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill to serve Mickleton and the surrounding villages. The route is now called the Cotswold Line.

Mickleton Halt
Station site in 2007; the platforms were to the left of the bridge.
General information
LocationMickleton, Gloucestershire, Cotswold
England
Coordinates52°04′53″N 1°47′00″W / 52.0813°N 1.7832°W / 52.0813; -1.7832
Grid referenceSP149426
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 June 1853Evesham to Oxford line opened
8 November 1937Opened
6 October 1941Closed

Building of halt was first announced in June 1937.[1] It had two platforms with shelters and cost £512 to build.[2] It was opened on Monday 8 November 1937 with six daily services in each direction on weekdays and an additional service on Saturdays.[3]

The halt was closed on 6 October 1941.[4]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Honeybourne
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
  Chipping Campden
Line open, station closed

References edit

  1. ^ The Times. No. 47715. London. 19 June 1937. col G, p. 11. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ^ Lewis-Jones, June (2005). Cotswold Villages. Salisbury: Frith. p. [page needed]. ISBN 1-85937-645-2.
  3. ^ The Times. No. 47833. London. 4 November 1937. col G, p. 11. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, volume 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 0-7110-0304-1.