Culkerton Halt railway station

Culkerton
Culkerton
	The site of the old railway bridge in 2013
General information
Location	Culkerton, Gloucestershire; England
Coordinates	51°39′46″N 2°06′46″W / 51.6627°N 2.1127°W
Grid reference	ST932960
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 December 1889	Opened as Culkerton
5 March 1956	Temporarily closed
2 February 1959	Reopened as Culkerton Halt
2 February 1964	Closed

Culkerton Halt railway station served the hamlet of Culkerton, Gloucestershire, England, from 1889 to 1964 on the Tetbury Branch Line.

History

The station was opened as Culkerton on 2 December 1889 by the Great Western Railway. It closed temporarily on 5 March 1956 but reopened as Culkerton Halt on 2 February 1959, although Bradshaw didn't add 'Halt' until May of the following year. It closed permanently on 6 April 1964.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 144. OCLC 931112387.
^ "Railway bridge near Culkerton Station © Paul Best :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Church's Hill Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Tetbury Branch Line		Trouble House Halt Line and station closed

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[1] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 144. OCLC 931112387.

[CulkertonStationInfo-2] "Railway bridge near Culkerton Station © Paul Best :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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