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Eckington railway station

Coordinates: 52°04′08″N 2°06′56″W / 52.0690°N 2.1155°W / 52.0690; -2.1155
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Eckington
Station remains in 1993
General information
LocationEckington, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates52°04′08″N 2°06′56″W / 52.0690°N 2.1155°W / 52.0690; -2.1155
Grid referenceSO920412
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBirmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
24 June 1840Opened
4 January 1965Closed[1]

Eckington railway station was a railway station to serve Eckington in Worcestershire.

The station was opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840. The buildings were "erected in the Gothic style, very much like those on some of the Scotch railways recently opened to the public."[2]

The station closed to passengers on 4 January 1965.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bredon   Birmingham and
Gloucester Railway
  Defford

References

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  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Whishaw, F., (1840) The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically described and illustrated London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Bromsgrove to Gloucester. Middleton Press. figs. 27-29. ISBN 9781904474739. OCLC 931169432.