Salford Priors railway station

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
LocationSalford Priors, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Coordinates52°09′36″N 1°53′05″W / 52.1599°N 1.8847°W / 52.1599; -1.8847
Grid referenceSP 080513
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEvesham & Redditch Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
16 June 1866 (1866-06-16)Station opens
1 October 1962 (1962-10-01)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

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  1. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 17
  2. ^ Station's page on disused-station.org.uk
  3. ^ Station's page on Warwickshirerailways.com
  4. ^ Station's page on disused-station.org.uk
  5. ^ Salford Priors Parish Council history page
  6. ^ "Salford Priors fights to save its former station building from demolition". Stratford Herald. 27 November 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2023.

Further reading

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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