Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse Platform railway station

Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse Platform
General information
LocationStratford-upon-Avon, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
6 May 1933Opened as Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse Platform
18 June 1951Renamed
25 March 1968Closed

Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse Platform was a railway station on the Stratford upon Avon to Cheltenham section of the Honeybourne Line. Located one mile (1.6 km) south of the town centre, its purpose was to serve Stratford Racecourse. It closed in 1968 as a result of falling passenger numbers.

The site of the station has now long been a part of the Stratford-upon-Avon greenway, however the site (which once served the racecourse) may one day in future become the northern terminus of the preserved Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, which aims to eventually extend north-eastwards to Stratford-upon-Avon.

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