Hinton railway station (England)

Coordinates: 52°03′44″N 1°58′29″W / 52.0621°N 1.9748°W / 52.0621; -1.9748
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Hinton
Site of Hinton railway station
General information
LocationHinton-on-the-Green, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates52°03′44″N 1°58′29″W / 52.0621°N 1.9748°W / 52.0621; -1.9748
Grid referenceSP018404
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 October 1864Opened[1]
17 June 1963Closed to passengers[1]
1 July 1963Closed[1]

Hinton railway station was a station on the Midland Railway between Tewkesbury and Evesham, England. It opened 1 October 1864[1] by the Midland Railway. The station served Hinton-on-the-Green in Worcestershire.

During World War II, the area surrounding the station was used as a military fuel dump and it was subject to at least one unsuccessful air attack.[citation needed] Following the station's closure in 1963,[2] the area was used by several companies for storage including the local Midlands Electricity Board who used it to store electrical mains equipment.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ashton-under-Hill
Line and station closed
  Midland Railway
Evesham Loop Line
  Bengeworth
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Name: Hinton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 228. OCLC 931112387.

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