| 词条 | Churchdown railway station |
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| name = Churchdown | image_name = Churchdown railway station geograph-2539415-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg | caption = Cheltenham - Paddington express passing Churchdown station in 1961 | locale = Churchdown | borough = Tewkesbury | original = Birmingham and Gloucester Railway | pregroup = Midland Railway/Great Western Railway | postgroup = London, Midland and Scottish Railway/Great Western Railway | platforms = 4 | gridref = SO886202 | years = {{Start date|1842|08|09|df=yes}} | events = Opened | years1 = 27 September 1842 | events1 = Closed | years2 = 2 February 1874 | events2 = Re-opened | years3 = 2 November 1964 | events3 = Closed }} Churchdown railway station was situated on the main line between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa. It served Churchdown and surrounding areas. HistoryThe railway line between Cheltenham and {{stnlnk|Gloucester}} opened on 4 November 1840, the final section of the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway (B&G) which had been authorised in 1836.[1] At first, there were no intermediate stations, but on 9 August 1842 the first station at Churchdown was opened by the B&G; it proved to be temporary, being closed again on 27 September.[2] Less than a year later, on 22 August 1843, a station opened closer to Cheltenham at nearby {{stnlnk|Badgworth}}.[3][4] Both stations were built in response to request from the residents of Badgeworth for a station closer than Cheltenham or Gloucester; Churchdown was the first choice of the railway company since it was closer to the half-way point between the two towns.[5] The permanent station at Churchdown was opened on 2 February 1874, and was the joint property of the Midland Railway (successor to the B&G) and the Great Western Railway,[2][6] who had shared the line since 1847.[7] The station closed on 2 November 1964,[2] as part of the reshaping of British Railways or more commonly known as the Beeching Axe by Dr Beeching. The site of the station is {{convert|89|mi|65|chain|km|lk=on}} from Derby.[4] Little remains of the station itself next to what is now Station Close, but through traffic continues on the line. Routes{{Historical Rail Start}}{{rail line |next=Gloucester EastgateLine and station closed |previous=Cheltenham Lansdown Line and station open |route=Midland Railway Bristol and Gloucester Railway |col={{MR colour}} }}{{rail line |next=Gloucester Line and station open |previous=Cheltenham Malvern Road Line and station closed |route=Great Western Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |col={{GWR colour}} }}{{S-end}} References1. ^{{cite book |last=James |first=Leslie |title=A Chronology of the Construction of Britain's Railways 1778-1855 |date=November 1983 |publisher=Ian Allan |location=Shepperton |isbn=0-7110-1277-6 |id=BE/1183 |page=29 |ref=harv }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=61 |ref=harv }} 3. ^{{harvnb|Butt|1995|p=22}} 4. ^1 {{cite book |last1=Long |first1=P.J. |last2=Awdry |first2=The Rev. W. V. |authorlink2=Wilbert Awdry |title=The Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |year=1987 |publisher=Alan Sutton |location=Gloucester |isbn=0-86299-329-6 |page=274 |ref=harv }} 5. ^{{harvnb|Long|Awdry|1987|p=261}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://glostransporthistory.visit-gloucestershire.co.uk/Railgloschur2.htm |title=Railways in Gloucester and Churchdown - after 1845 |accessdate=20 June 2009 }} 7. ^{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=Great Western Railway |location=Paddington |page=188 |ref=harv }} Further reading
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