railroad.wikisort.org - Station Cirencester Town railway station was one of three railway stations which formerly served the town of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England; the others were Cirencester Watermoor and Chesterton Lane Halt .
Former railway station in England
Remaining station frontage in 1984.
Location Cirencester, Gloucestershire England Coordinates 51.7145°N 1.9717°W / 51.7145; -1.9717 Grid reference SP020017 Platforms 1 Status Disused Original company Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Pre-grouping Great Western Railway Post-grouping GWR 31 May 1841 (1841-05-31 ) Opened as Cirencester 1 July 1924 Renamed Cirencester Town 6 April 1964 (1964-04-06 ) Closed for passengers 4 October 1965 closed for freight Official name FORMER RAILWAY STATION, SHEEP STREET Designated 23 July 1971 (1971-07-23 ) Reference no. 1187518
View northward, to buffer-stops in 1962
History
The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was promoted to link the towns of Cheltenham and Gloucester to the Great Western Railway at Swindon ; there was to be a branch from Kemble to Cirencester.[1] The line was authorised on 21 June 1836,[1] but took several years to build. The first section to open was that between Swindon and Kemble (where there was no station at first) together with the Cirencester branch; it opened on 31 May 1841.[2] [3]
On 12 September 1874 as the first train from Kemble Junction was entering the station the engine ran off the rails. No passengers were injured.[4]
On 1 July 1924 the station was renamed Cirencester Town .[3] A fire broke out on 7 April 1948 in the packing office when a stove pipe overheated and ignited the ceiling joists. The damage was confined to ceiling timbers.[5] In 1956 some additions to the station were made by Howard Cavanagh, architect to the Western Region of British Railways. The ticket hall to the left of the main building was rebuilt using Bath stone and oak window frames to harmonise with the original.[6]
The station closed to passengers on 6 April 1964.[3]
The 1841 building, designed by Brunel, which was listed as Grade II on 23 July 1971,[7] is owned by Cotswold District Council. It was reported to be in a poor internal condition in 2016,[8] having been empty since 2012.[9] The original overall roof was removed in 1874.[10]
Routes
Preceding station
Disused railways
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Terminus
Great Western RailwayCirencester Branch Line
Chesterton Lane Halt Line and station closed
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Closed railway stations in eastern Gloucestershire
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Cirencester branch line Tetbury branch line Midland and South Western Junction Railway East Gloucestershire Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Honeybourne Line Bristol and South Wales Union Railway Bristol and Gloucester Railway Mangotsfield and Bath branch line Thornbury branch line Sharpness branch line Dursley and Midland Junction Railway Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway Birmingham and Gloucester Railway Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
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