Eckington railway station

Eckington
Station remains in 1993
Location
Coordinates	52°04′08″N 2°06′56″W / 52.0690°N 2.1155°WCoordinates: 52°04′08″N 2°06′56″W / 52.0690°N 2.1155°W
Operations
Original company	Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms	2
History
24 June 1840	Station opened
4 Jan 1965	Station closed[1]
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Eckington railway station was a railway station to serve Eckington in Worcestershire.

The station was opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840. The buildings were "erected in the Gothic style, very much like those on some of the Scotch railways recently opened to the public."^[2]

The station closed to passengers on 4 January 1965.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Whishaw, F., (1840) The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically described and illustrated London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.