Cheltenham High Street | |
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General information | |
Location | Cheltenham, Cheltenham England |
Grid reference | SO936234 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Key dates | |
1 September 1862 | Opened as Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Bridge |
1 October 1862 | Renamed Cheltenham High Street |
1 July 1910 | Closed |
Cheltenham High Street railway station was built by the Midland Railway to serve the north-western part of Cheltenham.
History
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The station was situated on the main Birmingham to Bristol railway line, to the south of the bridge where the line passes beneath Tewkesbury Road in Cheltenham, which is a continuation of, but quite remote from that known as the High Street.
It was opened on 1 September 1862 as Cheltenham Tewkesbury Road Bridge, and a month later, on 1 October, was renamed Cheltenham High Street.[1]
The Midland and South Western Junction Railway (MSWJ) had reached Cirencester in 1883.[2] On 1 August 1891 the MSWJ opened an extension from Cirencester to Andoversford,[3] which connected with the existing Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway; the MSWJ obtained permission to use that line to reach Cheltenham.[2] The MSWJ passenger trains ran to Cheltenham (Lansdown), whereas the goods trains continued a little further north, to Cheltenham High Street.[4] The MSWJ built a locomotive depot adjacent to High Street station.[5]
The station closed to passengers on 1 July 1910.[1] The line remains open for passenger services between Birmingham New Street and Cheltenham Spa, but these do not call at Cheltenham High Street.
Stationmasters
[edit]- William Raggett 1862[6] - 1875[7]
- E. Bradley 1875 - 1877[7] (afterwards station master at Stretton)
- William Raggett 1875[7] - 1890[8]
- Thomas Lee 1891 - 1893[8]
- William Willson 1893[8] - 1902[9]
- T.A. Aune 1902 - 1903[9]
- T.R. West 1903 - 1905[9]
- H.G. Cooper 1905 - 1906[9]
- G.H. Goscombe 1906[9] - 1909 (afterwards station master at Haresfield)
From 1909 until closure the station was managed by the station master at Lansdown Road)
Route
[edit]Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Cleeve Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
Cheltenham Spa Line and station open |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 59.
- ^ a b Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 14.
- ^ Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 16.
- ^ Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 17.
- ^ Sands & Jenkins 1990, p. 53.
- ^ "1859-1866". Midland Railway Miscellaneous Depts: 195. 1914. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "1871-1879 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 338. 1871. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "1881-1898 Coaching". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 432. 1881. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "1899-1908 Coaching; Piece 1027". Midland Railway Operating, Traffic and Coaching Depts: 133. 1899. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
References
[edit]- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Sands, T.B.; Jenkins, S.C. (1990) [1959]. The Midland and South Western Junction Railway. The Oakwood Library of Railway History (2nd ed.). Headington: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-402-4. OL16.