Mickleton Halt Railway Station
Mickleton Halt was a railway station on the Great Western Railway line between Oxford and Worcester Shrub Hill serving Mickleton and the surrounding villages. The route is now known as the Cotswold Line.
The construction of halt was first announced in June 1937. It featured two platforms with shelters and cost £512 to build. The halt opened on Monday, 8 November 1937, with six daily services in each direction on weekdays and an additional service on Saturdays.
The halt was closed on 6 October 1941.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Honeybourne Line and station open |
Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway |
Chipping Campden Line open, station closed |
References
- ^ The Times. No. 47715. London. 19 June 1937. col G, p. 11.
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(help) - ^ Lewis-Jones, June (2005). Cotswold Villages. Salisbury: Frith. p. . ISBN 1-85937-645-2.
- ^ The Times. No. 47833. London. 4 November 1937. col G, p. 11.
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(help) - ^ Nock, O.S. (1967). History of the Great Western Railway, volume 3: 1923-1947. Shepperton: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 254. ISBN 0-7110-0304-1.