Broadway railway station
Broadway | |
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The station in 1962 | |
Location | |
Place | Broadway |
Area | Wychavon |
Operations | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
1 October 1904 | Station opens |
7 March 1960 | Station closed[1] |
2018 | planned reopening |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Broadway railway station is a former Great Western Railway station that served the town of Broadway in Worcestershire, England. It opened in 1904, and closed to passengers in 1960; the original station buildings were demolished in the 1960s,[2] although the line through the site remained open for passenger trains until 1968.
The Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway started work for the reconstruction of the station in 2009, along with the track south to Laverton and its existing line to Cheltenham.
Preservation
In 2015, the four mile section of track from the current terminus at Toddington toward Broadway station was being relaid,[3] and in 2016 the company launched its current share offer, "Broadway: the last mile", to complete the last mile of track.[4] Trains currently run as far as Laverton Halt.[5] The rebuilding of Broadway station is due to be completed in 2017,[6] and services are expected in 2018.[7]
The GWR Broadway Area Group of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Trust started work clearing the derelict site in 2009. As of October 2016, both platforms have been reconstructed, a signal box on platform 2 has been rebuilt and is in the process of being fitted out with necessary signalling equipment, the footbridge span has been erected and bricklaying on the main station building has begun.[8][9]
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Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Willersey Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Honeybourne Line |
Laverton Halt Line and station closed | ||
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Weston-sub-Edge Line and station closed |
Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway | Laverton Halt Line and station closed |
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ↑ "The Demolition". The Jo Roesen Scrapbook.
- ↑ "Extension Blog: And down they go again". broadwayextensionblog.blogspot.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway raises £250k for 'last mile'". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ↑ "GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - 2015 Timetable". www.gwsr.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Broadway Railway Station | GWSR | Broadway | Toddington |". www.broadwaystation.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Broadway Railway Station - rebuilding train line | Visit Broadway". www.visit-broadway.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ↑ "Take me to Broadway: Pete Waterman launches £1.25m share scheme for historic railway". Cotswold Journal. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
- ↑ "Could this new railway station be Britain's prettiest?". 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
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Coordinates: 52°02′35″N 1°52′19″W / 52.04293°N 1.87196°W