Wadborough railway station

Former railway station in Worcestershire, England

52°07′48″N 2°09′21″W / 52.1299°N 2.1559°W / 52.1299; -2.1559Grid referenceSO893480Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyBirmingham and Gloucester RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayKey dates15 November 1841OpenedJanuary 1965Closed

Wadborough railway station was located in Wadborough, Worcestershire.[citation needed] It opened in 1841 and closed in January 1965.[1] It was situated to the west on the Bristol to Birmingham rail line; the line remains open and high-speed trains regularly pass through the level crossing called Wadborough. As of July 2015 the crossing now has LED lights.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Pirton   Birmingham and
Gloucester Railway 		  Abbots Wood Junction

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 239. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 18-19. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.
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Closed railway stations in Worcestershire
Tenbury and Bewdley RailwayWorcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway
Worcester and Hereford RailwayTewkesbury and Malvern RailwaySevern Valley RailwayOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton RailwayBirmingham and Gloucester RailwayGloucester loop lineHoneybourne Line


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