Bowbridge Crossing Halt railway station

Bowbridge Crossing Halt was opened on 1 May 1905 on what is now the Golden Valley Line between Kemble and Stroud. This line was opened in 1845 as the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway from Swindon to Gloucester and this was one of many small stations and halts built on this line for the local passenger service. This halt opened with the introduction of the GWR steam railmotor services between Stonehouse and Chalford.

The halt was between Brimscombe and Stroud, on the minor road "Butterow Hill" between Bowbridge and Rodborough Common. The halt originally consisted of a pair of ground level platforms and a wooden crossing, but the platforms were subsequently replaced by standard height platforms. GWR pagoda style shelters were provided but these were later replaced by rectangular metal shelters. Access to the halt was from the adjacent level crossing, and Electric treadles and bells were provided warning passengers and other pedestrians of trains approaching.

Closure of the halt came in November 1964 following the withdrawal of local stopping passenger services on the line. No trace of the halt remains today, but the wooden crossing still exists, approached with steps made from old railway sleepers.

Services

This halt was served by the Gloucester to Chalford local passenger services, known as the Chalford Auto.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stroud Line and station open		Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway		Ham Mill Halt Line open, station closed

References

Mike Oakley (2003). Gloucestershire Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. p. 62. ISBN 1-904349-24-2.

Closed railway stations in eastern Gloucestershire

Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway	Tetbury Road Chalford St Mary's Crossing Halt Brimscombe Brimscombe Bridge Halt Ham Mill Halt Bowbridge Crossing Halt Downfield Crossing Halt Cashes Green Halt Ebley Crossing Halt Churchdown Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road Cheltenham Spa St. James

Cirencester Branch Line	Park Leaze Halt Chesterton Lane Halt Cirencester Town

Tetbury branch line	Jackament's Bridge Halt Rodmarton Platform Church's Hill Halt Culkerton Trouble House Halt Tetbury

Midland and South Western Junction Railway	South Cerney Cirencester Watermoor Foss Cross Chedworth Halt Withington (Glos) Andoversford and Dowdeswell

East Gloucestershire Railway	Lechlade Fairford

Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway	Stow-on-the-Wold Bourton-on-the-Water Notgrove Andoversford Junction Charlton Kings Cheltenham Leckhampton

Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway	Adlestrop Blockley Chipping Campden Mickleton Halt

Honeybourne Line	Cheltenham High Street Halt Bishops Cleeve Gretton Halt Hayles Abbey Halt Laverton Halt Willersey Halt Weston-sub-Edge

Bristol and South Wales Union Railway	Ashley Hill Horfield Filton Filton Junction Pilning Low Level Cross Hands Halt New Passage Halt New Passage New Passage Pier

Bristol and Gloucester Railway	St Philip's Fishponds Staple Hill Mangotsfield Wickwar Charfield Berkeley Road Coaley Frocester Stonehouse Bristol Road Haresfield Gloucester Eastgate

Mangotsfield and Bath Branch Line	Warmley

Thornbury Branch Line	Iron Acton Tytherington Thornbury

Sharpness Branch Line	Berkeley Sharpness

Dursley and Midland Junction Railway	Cam Dursley

Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway	Ryeford Dudbridge Stroud Woodchester Nailsworth

Birmingham and Gloucester Railway	Cleeve Cheltenham High Street Badgworth Churchdown

Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway	Tewkesbury

Coordinates: 51°44′11″N 2°12′31″W / 51.7363°N 2.2087°W / 51.7363; -2.2087

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