Rodmarton Platform | |
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General information | |
Location |
Rodmarton,
Gloucestershire,
Cotswold England |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1904 | opened |
1964 | closed |
Rodmarton Platform was a railway station serving the village of Rodmarton on the Tetbury branch line between Cirencester and Tetbury in Gloucestershire. The station opened on 1 September 1904 and closed in April 1964 [1] as a result of the Beeching Axe.
Rodmarton Platform was the first Great Western station to use the name "platform". [1] [2] The term originally came from Scottish railway stations was used by Great Western to describe stations smaller than fully-fledged stations but longer than halts, and ones that offered services such as ticket sales, mail transport and some light goods. [1] The wooden platform carried a "Pagoda" shelter for passenger use. [3]
Rodmarton Platform was opened to serve the small village of Rodmarton, though the railway and station was sited some distance from the village. [4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Jackaments Bridge Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Tetbury branch line |
Church's Hill Halt Line and station closed |