Broom Junction railway station
Broom Junction was a railway station serving the village of Broom in Warwickshire, England. It was an interchange for both the Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway and the Barnt Green to Ashchurch line.
Broom Junction | |
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Station in October 1960 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Broom, Stratford-on-Avon England |
| Grid reference | SP085534 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Evesham & Redditch Railway / East and West Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway / Stratford-upon-Avon and Midland Junction Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1879 | Opened as an exchange platform |
| 1 November 1880 | Became a public station |
| 23 May 1949 | End of SMJR passenger services |
| 13 June 1960 | End of SMJR goods services |
| 5 July 1962 | Closure of signal boxes |
| 1 October 1962 | Closure of station |
| 17 June 1963 | Withdrawal of replacement bus services |
Although initially only an exchange station, it was opened to the public from 1880 and remained in service until 1963. Other than passengers changing trains, passenger traffic was low as the station was situated in a sparsely populated area. The line to Stratford was the first to close in 1960, followed by the Barnt Green line in 1962.
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