Stretton-on-Fosse railway station

Railway station in Warwickshire, England

Stretton-on-Fosse

General information
Location| Stretton-on-Fosse, Stratford
England
Coordinates| 52°02′38″N 1°40′05″W﻿ / ﻿52.0440°N 1.6681°W﻿ / 52.0440; -1.6681
Platforms| 1
Other information
Status| Disused
History
Original company| Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Post-grouping| Great Western Railway
Key dates
11 February 1836 (as tramway station), 1 July 1889 (as railway station)| Opened[1]
1 January 1917[2]| closed
1 January 1919| reopened
8 July 1929| Closed to passenger services
2 May 1960| Closed to freight traffic

Stretton-on-Fosse railway station was a railway station which served the village of Stretton-on-Fosse, Warwickshire, England. It was located north-east of the village near the Fosse Way road.

## History[edit]

In 1836 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village,[3] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail. After the company's insolvency in 1868 the line was purchased by The Great Western Railway.[4]

The tramway was converted into a steam operated branch line by the Great Western railway in 1889, between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960. A railway station was not built at Stretton-on-Fosse until November 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosse Way road. Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn.[5]

## Present day[edit]

The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing. The trackbed has since been returned to agricultural use.

Preceding station  |  | Disused railways  |  | Following station

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Moreton-in-Marsh |  | Stratford and Moreton Tramway
Later O,W&WR, finally GWR
Shipston-on-Stour branch |  | Longdon Road

## References[edit]

1. ^ Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 351\. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.
2. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 433
3. ^ "The Stratford & Moreton Railway".
4. ^ https://spellerweb.net/rhindex/UKRH/GreatWestern/Narrowgauge/Shipston.html, GWR Narrow Gauges
5. ^ https://www.warwickshirerailways.com/gwr/strettononfosse.htm, Stretton on Fosse Station

* Stretton on Fosse Station: An Ordnance Survey map of Stretton on Fosse station updated in 1900 published in 1903
* GWR Route: Moreton-in-Marsh to Shipston-on-Stour
* Station Lodge (ref UK10611) in Stretton-on-Fosse, near Moreton-in-Marsh Cottages.com
* Stretton on Fosse Station
* The Shipston-on-Stour Branch by Stanley C Jenkins and Roger Carpenter - Warwickshire Railways
* Shipston-on-Stour Branch
* Shipston-on-Stour Branch
* The Shipston on Stour Branch
* Rail Album - Stratford-upon-Avon & Moreton-in-Marsh Railway - Page 3

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Railway stations in Warwickshire

Open stations

| Birmingham–Peterborough line|

* Water Orton
* Coleshill Parkway
* Nuneaton

|

Chiltern Main Line|

* Lapworth
* Hatton
* Warwick Parkway
* Warwick
* Leamington Spa

Coventry–Leamington line|

* Kenilworth
* Leamington Spa

Coventry to Nuneaton line|

* Bedworth
* Bermuda Park
* Nuneaton

Leamington–Stratford line|

* Stratford-upon-Avon
* Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway
* Wilmcote
* Bearley
* Claverdon
* Hatton
* Warwick Parkway
* Warwick
* Leamington Spa

North Warwickshire Line|

* The Lakes
* Wood End
* Danzey
* Henley-in-Arden
* Wootton Wawen
* Wilmcote
* Stratford-upon-Avon Parkway
* Stratford-upon-Avon

West Coast Main Line|

* Polesworth
* Atherstone
* Nuneaton
* Rugby

Disused

| Alcester–Bearley line|

* Great Alne
* Aston Cantlow Halt

|

Birmingham–Peterborough line|

* Whitacre Junction
* Shustoke
* Arley and Fillongley
* Arley Colliery Sidings Worker's Platform
* Stockingford
* Nuneaton (Abbey Street)

Chiltern Main Line|

* Southam Road and Harbury
* Fenny Compton

Coventry–Leamington line|

* Warwick (Milverton)
* Leamington Spa (Avenue)

Coventry to Nuneaton line|

* Chilvers Coton
* Hawkesbury Lane

Gloucester loop line|

* Studley & Astwood Bank
* Coughton
* Alcester
* Wixford
* Broom Junction
* Salford Priors

Great Central Main Line|

* Rugby Central
* Braunston and Willoughby

Honeybourne Line|

* Evesham Road Crossing Halt
* Stratford-upon-Avon Racecourse Platform
* Chambers Crossing Halt
* Milcote
* Long Marston

Weedon–Marton Junction line|

* Southam and Long Itchington
* Napton and Stockton
* Flecknoe

Rugby–Leamington line‎|

* Dunchurch
* Birdingbury
* Marton (Warwicks)

Stonebridge Railway|

* Whitacre Junction
* Maxstoke

Shipston-on-Stour branch|

* Longdon Road
* Stretton-on-Fosse
* Shipston-on-Stour

Stratford-upon-Avon
and Midland Junction Railway|

* Broom Junction
* Bidford-on-Avon
* Binton
* Stratford-upon-Avon (Old Town)
* Ettington
* Kineton
* Burton Dassett
* North End
* Fenny Compton West

Trent Valley Line (WCML)|

* Bulkington
* Shilton
* Brinklow

Birmingham loop (WCML)|

* Brandon and Wolston

Miscellaneous stations|

* Clifton Mill
* Kingsbury

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