Winchcombe Station, Gloucestershire, GL54 5LD

Date of visit: 26th May 2021

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Winchcombe railway station serves Winchcombe in Gloucestershire, England, although it is actually located in the village of Greet. It is located on the Honeybourne Line which linked Cheltenham and Stratford-upon-Avon and which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906. The station closed to passengers in 1960, although the line itself remained open for freight and diversionary use until 1976, when a freight train derailed near Winchcombe and damaged the track.

By the late 1970s, the line had been dismantled. The stretch between Toddington and Cheltenham Racecourse, including Winchcombe, has since been reconstructed and reopened by the heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. A new station has been erected in Greet, Winchcombe, on the site of the original building, the building being the former station at Monmouth Troy. Nearby is the 693-yard (634 m) Greet Tunnel, the second longest on any preserved line in Britain.

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Internal ref number: GL/150/975

Date of Visit: 26th May 2021

Kiosk Type: K6
Door Type: D
Crown: St Edward
Kiosk Colour: Red
Usage: Private
Phone Number (if known):

Northing & Westing: 51°57’58.3″N, 1°57’48.4″W
what3words: waltzes.remains.attends
Grid Reference: SP 02609 29747
OS X & Y: 229747, 402609
Latitude & Longitude: 51.96619, -1.963432
UK Postcode: GL54 5LD
County: Gloucestershire


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