Southam Road and Harbury railway station was a railway station, located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Harbury, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Southam, Warwickshire.
Southam Road and Harbury | |||||
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 Station remains in 2005 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Harbury, District of Stratford-on-Avon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°14′04″N 1°25′57″W / 52.23457°N 1.43256°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP388597 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1852 | Station opens | ||||
| 2 November 1964 | Station closes | ||||
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History edit
The station was on the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway, which was taken over by the Great Western Railway prior to opening from Banbury to Birmingham on 1 October 1852; Southam Road and Harbury was one of nine intermediate stations originally provided.[1] The station was brick-built and had a goods siding.
British Railways closed the station to goods traffic on 11 November 1963,[2] and to passengers on 2 November 1964.[3][4] It was subsequently demolished and few traces remain. The route is now part of the Chiltern Main Line.
Route edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenny Compton Line open; station closed |
Great Western Railway Chiltern Main Line |
Leamington Spa Line and station open | ||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ MacDermot 1927, p. 324.
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2004, fig. 29.
- ^ Railway Magazine, December 1964, p.920
- ^ Mitchell & Smith 2004, fig. 30.
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. I (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (March 2004). Banbury to Birmingham. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-27-6.
- "Services withdrawn by L.M.R.". Railway Magazine. Vol. 110, no. 764. Westminster: Tothill Press. December 1964.