Английская Википедия:Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road railway station
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road railway station was a station in the town of Cheltenham.
History
Шаблон:Cheltenham area RDT The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 30 March 1908, as Cheltenham Malvern Road.Шаблон:Sfn It was provided so that trains along the line to Шаблон:Stnlnk would not have to start and terminate at Шаблон:Stnlnk, which involved a reversal.Шаблон:Sfn The station took its name from the road to the north from which a long driveway provided the main means of public access.Шаблон:Sfn Unlike the other stations on the line,Шаблон:Sfn Malvern Road had a single island platform, Шаблон:Convert long on the Up side and Шаблон:Convert on the Down side, which was reached by means of a covered footbridge leading from the booking office.Шаблон:Sfn The platform served both main running lines, together with a bay at the north end into which local branch railmotor servicesШаблон:Sfn to and from Шаблон:Stnlnk reversed before returning to the St. James terminus, which was much closer to Cheltenham town centre.Шаблон:Sfn Malvern Road did not have a resident stationmaster, and it was placed under the responsibility of the St. James stationmasterШаблон:Sfn who also took charge of Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk stations.Шаблон:Sfn Stone from the Cleeve Hill quarries was used in the station buildings, while the platform copings were sourced from Pontypridd.Шаблон:Sfn
Regular through services from Birmingham Snow Hill to the West of England via Stratford and Malvern Road commenced on 1 July 1908 upon the opening of the North Warwickshire Line.Шаблон:Sfn These services covered the distance in just over 2½ hours,Шаблон:Sfn but did not run to St. James to which a connecting service was provided by Honeybourne locals or the services to Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk.Шаблон:Sfn By April 1910, The Cornishman express was calling at Malvern Road as part of its Wolverhampton to Шаблон:Stnlnk service.Шаблон:Sfn The suspension of long-distance services for a period towards the end of the First World WarШаблон:Sfn led to the temporary closure of Malvern Road as an economy measureШаблон:Sfn between 1 January 1917 and 7 July 1919.Шаблон:Sfn Not long after reopening, the station was renamed Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road on 1 February 1925.Шаблон:Sfn
To the west of Malvern Road lay several loop sidings serving a two-road engine shed and coaling stage. Access to these facilities was controlled by two signal boxes - Malvern Road East to the north, and Malvern Road West to the south.Шаблон:Sfn The East box was opened on 15 July 1906 and had 49 levers; it had replaced the Bayshill signal box which had controlled access to a locomotive shed demolished when the line was extended to Honeybourne.Шаблон:Sfn The West box was open by June 1908 and had 37 levers; it replaced a temporary box dating from August 1906.Шаблон:Sfn The station saw very little goods traffic as most were handled at St. James; a 15-ton weighbridge was nevertheless provided in the yard.Шаблон:Sfn
High-speed services between Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham on the Birmingham to Gloucester line led to a decline in traffic on the Honeybourne line which closed to local passenger services from 7 March 1960.Шаблон:Sfn Malvern Road closed on 3 January 1966Шаблон:Sfn to goods and passengers.Шаблон:Sfn The Cheltenham to Honeybourne stretch remained open for passenger trains until 1968 and occasional freight traffic until 25 August 1976 when the derailment of a coal train at Шаблон:Stnlnk caused damage to the Down line which was considered uneconomic to repair.Шаблон:Sfn Malvern Road West Signal Box had closed on 5 June 1966, with the East Signal Box lasting until 3 November 1970.Шаблон:Sfn
Present day
Шаблон:As of, the site is now a housing estate of some 100 homes. A long-term goal of the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway is to extend their services towards the present station at Cheltenham Spa (Lansdown) (with the intention of offering interchange with rail services on the Cross Country Route), which would involve passing the site of Malvern Road.[1]
Route
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Notes
References
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Further reading
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