Iron Acton station opened on 2 September 1872, with the start of services on the Midland Railway branch from Yate to Thornbury. The station was designed by the Midland Railway company architect John Holloway Sanders.[1]
Iron Acton | |
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Location | Iron Acton, South Gloucestershire England |
Coordinates | 51.5477°N 2.4690°W / 51.5477; -2.4690 |
Grid reference | ST675833 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
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2 September 1872 (1872-09-02) | Station opened |
19 June 1944 (1944-06-19) | Station closed |
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It closed to passenger services on 19 June 1944.
The station served Iron Acton village and was sited to the south west of it. It consisted of a single platform face and a large wooden station building. A freight-only branch serving an iron mine in Frampton Cotterell connected at the station. This closed in 1872 and a truncated section of this route served as a coal depot until closure on 10 June 1963.
The station was demolished in the 1960s. The part-remains of the platform survive, as does a crossing-keeper's cottage to the south of the station site. In mid 2013, the line beyond Yate Middle Jn was placed 'Out of Use', due to the mothballing of the quarry at Tytherington.[2] However the line has since reopened with the resumption of quarry traffic.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Yate | Yate to Thornbury Branch Midland Railway |
Tytherington Station closed |
Closed railway stations in eastern Gloucestershire | |
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Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway | |
Cirencester branch line | |
Tetbury branch line | |
Midland and South Western Junction Railway |
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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 |
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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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