Oakle Street railway station

Disused railway station in Oakle Street, Gloucestershire, Wales

51°51′14″N 2°21′12″W / 51.8539°N 2.3532°W / 51.8539; -2.3532Grid referenceNO757173Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySouth Wales RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingBritish Railways (Western Region)Key dates19 September 1851 (1851-09-19)Opened31 March 1856Closed2 July 1870Reopened2 November 1964 (1964-11-02)Closed permanently

Oakle Street railway station served the village of Oakle Street, Gloucestershire, England from 1851 to 1964 on the Gloucester-Newport line.

History

The station opened on 19 September 1851 by the South Wales Railway. It closed on 31 March 1856 but reopened on 2 July 1870, before closing permanently on 2 November 1964.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 307. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Oakle Street railway station (site),... (C) Nigel Thompson :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 21 January 2020.

External links

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Gloucester
Line and station open 		  Gloucester-Newport line   Grange Court
Line open, station closed


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