Chipping Campden railway station
52°03′18″N 1°45′19″W / 52.0550°N 1.7552°W / 52.0550; -1.7552
Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a closed railway station on the Cotswold Line, which served the town of Chipping Campden in Gloucestershire, England.
The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway was opened in stages. The section between Evesham and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of Oxford, was opened on 4 June 1853;[1] the station at Campden was opened at the same time, and was originally named Mickleton.[2] It was later renamed Campden,[3] and in February 1952 became Chipping Campden.[4] It closed on 3 January 1966.[5]
Reopening proposals
There are proposals for a new station at Chipping Campden.[6]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Mickleton Halt Line open, station closed | Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway | Blockley Line open, station closed |
Notes
- ^ MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 498, 867.
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 158
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 158, 52
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 52, 60
- ^ Butt 1995, p. 60
- ^ "8.6 Chipping Campden". Local Plan Reg. 18 Consultation: Development Strategy and Site Allocations January 2015. Cotswold Council. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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