Coughton railway station

LocationCoughton, Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon
England

Coordinates52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W / 52.2444; -1.8930

Grid referenceSP073607

Platforms1

Coughton
Railway bridge on Coughton Lane. The station was about 500 metres to the north west of here immediately beyond the bridge over Sambourne Lane
General information
Location	Coughton, Warwickshire, Stratford-on-Avon England
Coordinates	52°14′40″N 1°53′35″W / 52.2444°N 1.8930°W / 52.2444; -1.8930
Grid reference	SP073607
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	4 May 1868; 157 years ago (1868-05-04)[1]
Closed	30 June 1952; 73 years ago (1952-06-30)[1]
Original company	Evesham and Redditch Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Location

Coughton railway station serving Coughton, Warwickshire was a station on the Barnt Green to Evesham line. The station was opened by the Evesham and Redditch Railway on 4 May 1868. The station had one platform and a simple brick building. The station had a short siding similar to Wixford.

The station closed on 30 June 1952.^[2] The road bridge which was near the platform has now been demolished and Sambourne Lane now runs through the site of the bridge. The station building is now a private residence and has been heavily altered. The platform edge can still clearly be identified.