Eckington railway station
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Station remains in 1993
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| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
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| 24 June 1840 | Station opened |
| 4 Jan 1965 | Station closed[1] |
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Eckington railway station was a railway station to serve Eckington in Worcestershire.
The station was opened by the Birmingham and Gloucester Railway in 1840. The buildings were "erected in the Gothic style, very much like those on some of the Scotch railways recently opened to the public."[2]
The station closed to passengers on 4 January 1965.
References
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- ↑ Whishaw, F., (1840) The Railways of Great Britain and Ireland: Practically described and illustrated London: Simpkin, Marshall and Co.
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| Defford Line open, station closed |
Midland Railway Birmingham and Gloucester Railway |
Bredon Line open, station closed |
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