Salford Priors railway station was a railway station located in the village of Salford Priors, Warwickshire, England. Opened on 16 June 1866 (17 September for passengers)[2] as part of the Evesham & Redditch Railway, it had only one platform but a brick built waiting room/ticket office and station master's house.[3] It closed on 17 June 1963, although the last train ran on 1 October 1962, after which the train service was suspended due to the poor condition of the track. A bus service replaced it while the statutory closure process was gone through.[4]
Salford Priors | |
|---|---|
 June 1962 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Salford Priors, Stratford-on-Avon England |
| Coordinates | 52°09′36″N 1°53′05″W / 52.1599°N 1.8847°W |
| Grid reference | SP 080513 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Evesham & Redditch Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 16 June 1866 | Station opens |
| 1 October 1962 | last train ran |
| 17 June 1963[1] | official closure date |
The station building itself is still in existence, little changed and has been used as an office building.[5] The goods shed still stands. The station building is now owned by a property developer company, Bromford Turner, who have applied to demolish the building.[6]
References
edit- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 17
- ^ Station's page on disused-station.org.uk
- ^ Station's page on Warwickshirerailways.com
- ^ Station's page on disused-station.org.uk
- ^ Salford Priors Parish Council history page
- ^ "Salford Priors fights to save its former station building from demolition". Stratford Herald. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 60-65. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bidford-on-Avon Line and station closed |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway |
Harvington Line and station closed | ||
| Broom Junction Line and station closed |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Evesham loop line |
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