Toddington | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | Toddington, Tewkesbury England |
Coordinates | 51°59′21″N 1°55′41″W / 51.98910°N 1.92813°W |
Grid reference | SP050323 |
Operated by | Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 December 1904 | Opened |
7 March 1960 | Closed to passengers |
2 January 1967 | Goods facilities withdrawn |
22 April 1984 | Reopened |
Toddington railway station serves the village of Toddington in Gloucestershire, England. Since 1984 it has been the main base of operations for the heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway.
The station is located on the Honeybourne Line which linked Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon and which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906. The station was a centre of fruit and milk traffic, but receipts dwindled after a railwaymen's strike in 1955. The station closed to passengers in 1960, although the line itself remained open for freight and diversionary use until 1976; the track was lifted in 1979-80.