Beckford railway station

Former railway station in Worcestershire, England

52°01′08″N 2°01′46″W / 52.0188°N 2.0294°W / 52.0188; -2.0294Grid referenceSO980355Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyEvesham and Redditch RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates1 October 1864Opened[1]17 June 1963Closed to passengers[1][2]1 July 1963Closed[1]

Beckford railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Great Malvern and Evesham.

It was designed by the architect George Hunt and opened 1 October 1864 and closed in 1963.[1] It served Beckford, Worcestershire.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ashchurch
Line closed, station open
  Midland Railway
Evesham loop line
  Ashton-under-Hill
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Name: Beckford". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 70. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2006). Cheltenham to Redditch. Middleton Press. figs. 24-30. ISBN 9781904474814. OCLC 851839542.

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