Broadway railway station

For the former Broadwey railway station in Dorset, see Upwey (Abbotsbury Railway) railway station.
Broadway

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]

Honeybourne Line being rebuilt for passenger trains.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Willersey Halt
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Honeybourne Line		   Laverton Halt
Line and station closed
  Proposed Heritage railways
Weston-sub-Edge
Line and station closed		   Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway   Laverton Halt
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ↑ "The Demolition". The Jo Roesen Scrapbook.
  3. ↑ "Extension Blog: And down they go again". broadwayextensionblog.blogspot.ru. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  4. ↑ "Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway raises £250k for 'last mile'". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  5. ↑ "GWR - Gloucestershire's mainline heritage railway - 2015 Timetable". www.gwsr.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  6. ↑ "Broadway Railway Station | GWSR | Broadway | Toddington |". www.broadwaystation.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  7. ↑ "Broadway Railway Station - rebuilding train line | Visit Broadway". www.visit-broadway.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  8. ↑ "Take me to Broadway: Pete Waterman launches £1.25m share scheme for historic railway". Cotswold Journal. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  9. ↑ "Could this new railway station be Britain's prettiest?". 2016-08-05. Retrieved 2016-08-25.

Coordinates: 52°02′35″N 1°52′19″W / 52.04293°N 1.87196°W / 52.04293; -1.87196

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