Ashton-under-Hill railway station
Ashton-under-Hill | |
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Location | |
Place | Ashton under Hill |
Area | Wychavon |
Operations | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 October 1864 | Station opened |
17 June 1963 | Station closed |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
Ashton-under-Hill railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Great Malvern and Evesham. It served Ashton under Hill in Worcestershire.
History
Opened by the Midland Railway, it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The station then passed to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board under the Beeching Axe.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (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 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Geograph
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Beckford Line and station closed |
Midland Railway Gloucester Loop Line |
Hinton Line and station closed |
External links
Coordinates: 52°02′16″N 1°59′44″W / 52.03770°N 1.99558°W
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