Coughton | |
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General information | |
Location | Coughton, Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon England |
Coordinates | 52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W |
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[1] |
30 June 1952 | Closed[1] |
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.[2] 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.