Stretton-on-Fosse railway station

Stretton-on-Fosse railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire, England. It was located north-east of the village near the Fosse Way road.

Stretton-on-Fosse
General information
Location	Stretton-on-Fosse, Stratford England
Coordinates	52.0440°N 1.6681°W / 52.0440; -1.6681
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1892	Opened[1]
1 January 1917[2]	closed
1 January 1919	reopened
8 July 1929	Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960	Closed to freight traffic

History

In 1836 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village,^[3] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail. After the company's insolvency in 1868 the line was purchased by The Great Western Railway.^[4]

The tramway was converted into a steam operated branch line by the Great Western railway in 1889, between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960. A railway station was not built at Stretton-on-Fosse until October 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosse Way road. Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn.^[5]

Present day

The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing. The trackbed has since been returned to agricultural use.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Moreton-in-Marsh		Stratford and Moreton Tramway Later O,W&WR, finally GWR Shipston-on-Stour branch		Longdon Road

References

1. Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
2. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 433
3. "The Stratford & Moreton Railway".
4. https://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/GreatWestern/Narrowgauge/Shipston.html, GWR Narrow Gauges
5. https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/strettononfosse.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station

• Stretton on Fosse Station: An Ordnance Survey map of Stretton on Fosse station updated in 1900 published in 1903
• GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
• Station Lodge (ref UK10611) in Stretton-on-Fosse, near Moreton-in-Marsh Cottages.com
• Stretton on Fosse Station
• The Shipston-on-Stour Branch by Stanley C Jenkins and Roger Carpenter - Warwickshire Railways
• Shipston-on-Stour Branch
• Shipston-on-Stour Branch
• The Shipston on Stour Branch
• Rail Album - Stratford-upon-Avon & Moreton-in-Marsh Railway - Page 3