Broadway railway station
| Broadway | |
|---|---|
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The station in 1962 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Broadway |
| Area | Wychavon |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 October 1904 | Station opens |
| 7 March 1960 | Station closed[1] |
| 2018 | planned reopening |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Broadway railway station is a former Great Western Railway station that served the town of Broadway in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1904, and closed to passengers in 1960; the original station buildings were demolished in the 1960s,[2] although the line through the site remained open for passenger trains until 1968.
Work started in 2009 on the reconstruction of the station, along with the track south to Laverton, by the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway for connection to its existing line to Cheltenham.
Preservation
As of 2015, the four mile section of track from the current terminus at Toddington toward Broadway station is currently being relaid.[3] Trains currently run as far as Laverton Halt.[4] The rebuilding of Broadway station is due to be completed in 2017,[5] and services are expected in 2018.[6]
The GWR Broadway Area Group of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust started work clearing the derelict site in 2009. As at January 2016, both platforms had been constructed, a signal box on platform 2 was mostly constructed and the initial work on the main station building had begun.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willersey Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Honeybourne Line |
Laverton Halt Line and station closed | ||
 Proposed Heritage railways |
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| Weston-sub-Edge Line and station closed |
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Laverton Halt Line and station closed | ||
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ↑ "The Demolition". The Jo Roesen Scrapbook.
- ↑ "Extension Blog: And down they go again". broadwayextensionblog.blogspot.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - 2015 Timetable". www.gwsr.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Broadway Railway Station | GWSR | Broadway | Toddington |". www.broadwaystation.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Broadway Railway Station - rebuilding train line | Visit Broadway". www.visit-broadway.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
External links
Coordinates: 52°02′35″N 1°52′19″W / 52.04293°N 1.87196°W
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