| Southam Road and Harbury | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Station remains in 2005 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Harbury, District of Stratford-on-Avon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°14′04″N 1°25′57″W / 52.23457°N 1.43256°W / 52.23457; -1.43256 | ||||
| Grid reference | SP388597 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 October 1852 | Station opens | ||||
| 2 November 1964 | Station closes | ||||
| |||||
Southam Road and Harbury railway station was a railway station, located 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Harbury, and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Southam, Warwickshire.
History
The station was on the Birmingham and Oxford Junction Railway, which was taken over by the Great Western Railway prior to opening from Banbury to Birmingham on 1 October 1852; Southam Road and Harbury was one of nine intermediate stations originally provided. The station was brick-built and had a goods siding.
British Railways closed the station to goods traffic on 11 November 1963, and to passengers on 2 November 1964. It was subsequently demolished and few traces remain. The route is now part of the Chiltern Main Line.
Route
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenny Compton Line open; station closed |
Great Western Railway Chiltern Main Line |
Leamington Spa Line and station open | ||
See also
Notes
- MacDermot 1927, p. 324.
- Mitchell & Smith 2004, fig. 29.
- Railway Magazine, December 1964, p.920
- Mitchell & Smith 2004, fig. 30.
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway. Vol. I (1st ed.). Paddington: Great Western Railway.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (March 2004). Banbury to Birmingham. Western Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-904474-27-6.
- "Services withdrawn by L.M.R.". Railway Magazine. Vol. 110, no. 764. Westminster: Tothill Press. December 1964.
External links
- Southam Road and Harbury station on navigable 1954 O.S. map
- Southam Road and Harbury station today
- Southam Road and Harbury station on Warwickshire Railways