Eckington railway station
Former railway station in Worcestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the station in Worcestershire. For the station in Derbyshire, see Eckington and Renishaw railway station.
Eckington railway station was a railway station to serve Eckington in Worcestershire.
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Eckington | |
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General information | |
Location | Eckington, Worcestershire England |
Coordinates | 52.0690°N 2.1155°W / 52.0690; -2.1155 |
Grid reference | SO920412 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
24 June 1840 | Opened |
4 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
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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.
More information Preceding station, Disused railways ...
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bredon | Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
Defford |
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