Gotherington | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Gotherington, Tewkesbury England |
Coordinates | 51°58′02″N 2°02′16″W / 51.9672°N 2.0378°W |
Grid reference | SO974298 |
Operated by | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway |
Platforms | was 2 now 1 |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1906 | Station opened as Gotherington |
1 December 1940 | Renamed Gotherington Halt |
13 June 1955 | Station closed |
1997 | Reopened in preservation |
Gotherington railway station is a railway station serving the village of Gotherington in Gloucestershire, England. The station is located just to the north of the village.
It is located on the former Cheltenham to Stratford-upon-Avon line, which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906.[1] The station opened as Gotherington on 1 June 1906; it was renamed Gotherington Halt on 1 December 1940,[2] and was closed on 13 June 1955.[3] It was the first station to close on this route (most of the other stations closed in 1960). The line itself remained open until 1976. The track was later lifted by 1979.