Chalford railway station
{{Short description|Former railway station in England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Chalford
| status = Disused
| image = Chalford station (postcard).jpg
| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|51.7207|-2.1483|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| grid_name = Grid reference
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SO898024|25|SO898024}}
| platforms = 2
| original = Great Western Railway
| pregroup = GWR
| postgroup = GWR
| years = {{Start date|1897|08|02|df=yes}}
| events = Station opened
| years1 = {{end date|1964|11|02|df=y}}
| events1 = Station closed
}}
Chalford railway station was situated on the Great Western Railway's Golden Valley Line, between {{stnlnk|Swindon}} and {{stnlnk|Gloucester}}. It was just east of the bridge carrying Cowcombe Hill over the railway. To the east of the station site lies Chalford Viaduct, and beyond that, Sapperton Long Tunnel.
History
The Great Western Railway (GWR) line between {{stnlnk|Kemble}} and {{stnlnk|Gloucester}} – which had been planned by the Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway – had opened on 12 May 1845, but no station was originally provided at Chalford: to the south-east was {{stnlnk|Tetbury Road}}, and to the west {{stnlnk|Brimscombe}}.{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 |year=1927 |publisher=Great Western Railway |location=Paddington |page=184 }} On 2 August 1897, a new station was opened at Chalford.{{cite book |last=Butt |first=R.V.J. |title=The Directory of Railway Stations |year=1995 |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |location=Yeovil |isbn=1-85260-508-1 |id=R508 |page=57 }}
There were two platforms, a signal box, sidings and cattle pens.{{cite book |last1=Mitchell |first1=Victor E. |last2=Smith |first2=Keith |title=Swindon to Gloucester |series=Western Main Lines |date=January 2005 |publisher=Middleton Press |location=Midhurst |isbn=1-904474-46-2 |at=Figure XVI }} At one time there was also a shed for the steam railmotor.{{harvnb|Mitchell|Smith|2005|loc=fig. 69}}
On 12 October 1903, the GWR introduced a steam railmotor service along the route between {{stnlnk|Stonehouse}} and Chalford,{{cite book |last=MacDermot |first=E.T. |title=History of the Great Western Railway, vol. II: 1863-1921 |year=1931 |publisher=Great Western Railway |location=Paddington |page=428 }} serving the existing stations at {{stnlnk|Stroud}} and Brimscombe as well as four new stopping places, each of which was situated close to a level crossing: St Mary's Crossing, Ham Mill Crossing, Downfield Crossing and Ebley Crossing.{{cite book |last=Lewis |first=John |title=Great Western Steam Railmotors and their services |year=2004 |publisher=Wild Swan |location=Didcot |isbn=1-874103-96-8 |pages=2, 4 }}
In 1933, Chalford station issued 98,109 passenger tickets and 282 season tickets; it forwarded 7,632 parcels and 66 tons of general goods; goods received included 99 tons of coal and coke, 321 tons of other minerals, 305 tons of general goods; and the station handled 143 trucks of livestock.{{harvnb|Mitchell|Smith|2005|loc=fig. 70}}
Goods traffic ceased on 12 August 1963,{{harvnb|Mitchell|Smith|2005|loc=fig. 71}} and the station closed on 2 November 1964. The signal box remained in use until 13 June 1965.{{harvnb|Mitchell|Smith|2005|loc=fig. 72}}
Routes
{{Historical Rail Start}}
{{rail line |previous={{stnlnk|St Mary's Crossing Halt}}
Line open, station closed |next={{stnlnk|Tetbury Road}}
Line open, station closed |route=Great Western Railway
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway |col={{GWR colour}} }}
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References
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External links
- [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#389,202,1 Chalford Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map]
- {{Cite web |title=When the Trains Stopped at Chalford - by Geoffry Dearmer · Oakridge Archives |url=https://oakridgearchives.omeka.net/items/show/493 |access-date=2024-06-26 |website=oakridgearchives.omeka.net}}
{{Closed stations Gloucestershire|state=collapsed}}
{{Transport in Gloucestershire}}
Category:Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire
Category:Former Great Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897