Salford Priors railway station
Former railway station in Warwickshire, England
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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 | |||||
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June 1962 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Salford Priors, Stratford-on-Avon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.1599°N 1.8847°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SP 080513 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Evesham & Redditch Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 16 June 1866 | Station opens | ||||
| 1 October 1962 | last train ran | ||||
| 17 June 1963[1] | official closure date | ||||
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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]
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