Warwick (Milverton) Railway Station
The station was closed as a part of the Beeching closures in 1965, although the line remained and remains open. The station buildings have been demolished and a car dealership built over the site of the goods yard. The entrance of the original terminus station and station master's house were located north of Rugby Road on what is now the residential street The Spinney. The former location of the second and final station entrance is just west of the railway bridge on Warwick New Road, and the platforms are now an overgrown area adjacent to the footpath leading to Rugby Road.
Name changes
Milverton station was originally intended as a compromise to serve both Warwick and Leamington Spa, however it was never very successful at serving either, as it was located some distance from the centres of both towns. This was reflected in the multiple name changes throughout the station's life, detailed below:
- 1844 Leamington
- 1854 Warwick (Milverton)
- 1856 Warwick
- 1857 Warwick (Milverton)
- 1875 Leamington Milverton (Warwick)
- 1876 Milverton (for Warwick)
- 1884 Warwick (Milverton)
- 1952 Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick
References
- ^ Clinker, C.R. (1954). Railways of the West Midlands a Chronology 1808-1954. London: Stephenson Locomotive Society. p. 14.
- ^ "Warwick (Milverton) Station". Warwickshire Railways. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ Hurst, Geoffrey (1993). LNWR Branch Lines of West Leicestershire & East Warwickshire (First ed.). Milepost Publications. pp. 44–59. ISBN 0-947796-16-9.
- ^ Line History
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Kenilworth Line open, station open |
London and North Western Railway Coventry to Leamington Line |
Leamington Spa (Avenue) Line and station closed |