Longdon Road railway station

Longdon Road
Longdon Road
	Site of Longdon Road station level crossing with the station was on the left.
General information
Location	Darlingscott, Warwickshire; England
Coordinates	52°04′33″N 1°40′12″W / 52.0758°N 1.6699°W
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)	Opened
8 July 1929	Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960	Closed to freight traffic

Longdon Road railway station served the hamlet of Darlingscott, Warwickshire. It was on the branch line from Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston.

History[edit]

The station was originally opened on the Moreton in Marsh and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to a railway in 1889. The railway closed to passengers in 1929 but remained open for freight until 1960. The track has been dismantled.

Present day[edit]

As at 2023 the station platform is in situ but heavily covered by undergrowth.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Stretton-on-Fosse		Stratford and Moreton Tramway Later O,W&WR, finally GWR Shipston-on-Stour branch		Shipston-on-Stour

References[edit]

^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

[Quick-1] Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

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