Chesterton Lane Halt railway station

Chesterton Lane Halt railway station was one of two intermediate halts on the Cirencester branch line from Kemble, Gloucestershire, England. It was only open for five years between 1959 and 1964.[1]

Chesterton Lane Halt
Location	Cirencester England
Coordinates	51.708°N 1.965°W / 51.708; -1.965
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 February 1959 (1959-02-02)	Station opened
6 April 1964 (1964-04-06)	Station closed

History

The branch line to Cirencester had opened on 31 May 1841, however no intermediate stations were present until Chesterton Lane Halt was opened on 2 February 1959 followed by Park Leaze Halt in 1960. The halt opened under British Railways and closed under the Beeching Axe. It consisted of a rail level platform mainly built of old sleepers only long enough to accommodate the single coach railbus which operated the line. The halt closed with the end of passenger services on the Cirencester Town branch on 6 April 1964, the last trains having run on the evening of 5 April. Since closure the cutting in which halt was sited has been infilled upon which houses have been built.

Reopening

As of 2016, discussion have been taking place about rebuilding 5 km of track to Chesterton Lane Halt in order to reconnect Cirencester to the railway network. The plans would see a new station built near Chesterton Lane Halt.[2][3]

Notes

Chesterton Lane Halt Station Information
"Ciren-Kemble Railway - The Plan". cirentrain.org.uk. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
http://m.wiltsglosstandard.co.uk/news/14507152.Cirencester_railway_plans_steaming_ahead_after_Government_meeting/

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Cirencester Town Line and station closed		Western Region of British Railways Cirencester Branch Line		Park Leaze Halt Line and station closed

Closed railway stations in eastern Gloucestershire
Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway	Tetbury Road Chalford St Mary's Crossing Halt Brimscombe Brimscombe Bridge Halt Ham Mill Halt Bowbridge Crossing Halt Downfield Crossing Halt Cashes Green Halt Ebley Crossing Halt Churchdown Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road Cheltenham Spa St. James
Cirencester branch line	Park Leaze Halt Chesterton Lane Halt Cirencester Town
Tetbury branch line	Jackament's Bridge Halt Rodmarton Platform Church's Hill Halt Culkerton Trouble House Halt Tetbury
Midland and South Western Junction Railway	South Cerney Cirencester Watermoor Foss Cross Chedworth Halt Withington (Glos) Andoversford and Dowdeswell
East Gloucestershire Railway	Lechlade Fairford
Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway	Stow-on-the-Wold Bourton-on-the-Water Notgrove Andoversford Junction Charlton Kings Cheltenham Leckhampton
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway	Adlestrop Blockley Chipping Campden Mickleton Halt
Honeybourne Line	Cheltenham High Street Halt Bishops Cleeve Gretton Halt Laverton Halt Willersey Halt Weston-sub-Edge
Bristol and South Wales Union Railway	Ashley Hill Horfield Filton Filton Junction Pilning Low Level Cross Hands Halt New Passage Halt New Passage New Passage Pier
Bristol and Gloucester Railway	Bristol St Philip's Fishponds Staple Hill Mangotsfield Wickwar Charfield Berkeley Road Coaley Frocester Stonehouse Bristol Road Haresfield Gloucester Eastgate
Mangotsfield and Bath branch line	Warmley
Thornbury branch line	Iron Acton Tytherington Thornbury
Sharpness branch line	Berkeley Sharpness
Dursley and Midland Junction Railway	Cam Dursley
Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway	Ryeford Dudbridge Stroud Woodchester Nailsworth
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway	Cleeve Cheltenham High Street Badgworth Churchdown
Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway	Tewkesbury

Transport in Gloucestershire

Road

Motorways	M4 M5 M32 M48 M49 M50
A-roads	A38 A40 A46 A48 A403 A417 A419 A429 A431 A432 A433 A466 A4032 A4103 A4135 A4136 A4174
Service stations	Gloucester services Michaelwood services Severn View services
Other	B4008 E30 Icknield Street List of settlements on the A38 Westgate Street

Airports and Heliports

Rail

Main lines	Cotswold Line Cross Country Route Gloucester-Newport line Golden Valley line Henbury Loop line
Closed lines	Avon and Gloucestershire Railway Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway Bicslade Tramroad (Tram) Bristol and Gloucester Railway Bristol and Gloucestershire Railway Bullo Pill Railway Cheltenham and District Light Railway Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway Cirencester branch line Coleford Railway Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway Dursley and Midland Junction Railway Evesham loop line Forest of Dean Central Railway Forest of Dean Railway Gloucester and Cheltenham Tramroad (Tram) Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Ledbury and Gloucester Railway Midland and South Western Junction Railway Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway Monmouth Railway Oxford, Witney and Fairford Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway Severn and Wye Railway Severn Bridge Railway Sharpness Branch Line South Wales Railway Stonehouse and Nailsworth Railway Stratford and Moreton Tramway (Tram) Tetbury branch line Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway Wye Valley Railway
Stations	Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station Cam & Dursley railway station Cheltenham Spa railway station Gloucester railway station Kemble railway station Lydney railway station Moreton-in-Marsh railway station Pilning railway station Stonehouse railway station Stroud railway station
Closed stations	Adlestrop railway station Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station Andoversford Junction railway station Awre for Blakeney railway station Badminton railway station Barbers Bridge railway station Berkeley railway station Berkeley Road railway station Bilson Halt railway station Bishops Cleeve railway station Blaisdon Halt railway station Bourton-on-the-Water railway station Bowbridge Crossing Halt railway station Brimscombe Bridge Halt railway station Brimscombe railway station Bullo Cross Halt railway station Cam railway station Cashes Green Halt railway station Chalford railway station Charfield railway station Charlton Kings railway station Charlton Halt railway station Chipping Sodbury railway station Chedworth Halt railway station Cheltenham High Street Halt railway station Cheltenham High Street railway station Cheltenham Leckhampton railway station Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road railway station Cheltenham Spa St. James railway station Chepstow East railway station Chesterton Lane Halt railway station Chipping Campden railway station Churchdown railway station Cinderford New railway station Cirencester Town railway station Cirencester Watermoor railway station Cleeve railway station Downfield Crossing Halt railway station Drybrook Road railway station Dudbridge railway station Dursley railway station Dymock railway station Ebley Crossing Halt railway station Fairford railway station Foss Cross railway station Four Oaks Halt railway station Frocester railway station Gloucester Eastgate railway station Grange Court railway station Greenway Halt railway station Gretton Halt railway station Hallen Halt railway station Ham Mill Halt railway station Haresfield railway station Hayles Abbey Halt railway station Henbury railway station Iron Acton railway station Jackament's Bridge Halt railway station Laverton Halt railway station Lechlade railway station Longhope railway station Lydbrook Junction railway station Malswick Halt railway station Mangotsfield railway station Mickleton Halt railway station Nailsworth railway station Netherhope Halt railway station] New Passage Halt railway station New Passage Pier railway station Newent railway station Newnham railway station North Filton Platform railway station Notgrove railway station Park Leaze Halt railway station Redbrook on Wye railway station Rodmarton Platform railway station Ruspidge Halt railway station Ryeford railway station St Mary's Crossing Halt railway station Severn Bridge railway station Sharpness railway station South Cerney railway station Speech House Road railway station Staple Edge Halt railway station Staple Hill railway station Stonehouse (Bristol Road) railway station Stow-on-the-Wold railway station Stroud (Midland) railway station Tetbury railway station Tetbury Road railway station Tewkesbury railway station Thornbury railway station Tidenham railway station Trouble House Halt railway station Tutshill for Beachley Halt railway station Tytherington railway station Upper Soudley Halt railway station Warmley railway station Weston-sub-Edge railway station Wickwar railway station Whitecroft railway station Willersey Halt railway station Winterbourne railway station Withington railway station Woodchester railway station
Heritage stations	Bitton railway station Cheltenham Racecourse railway station Gotherington railway station Hayles Abbey Halt railway station Heywood railway station Lydney Junction railway station Lydney railway station Norchard railway station Oakiron railway station Oldland Common railway station Parkend railway station Perrygrove railway station Rookwood railway station St Mary's Halt railway station Toddington railway station Whitecroft railway station Winchcombe railway station
Heritage railways	Avon Valley Railway Dean Forest Railway Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway Lea Bailey Light Railway Perrygrove Railway Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway
Proposed	Gloucestershire Parkway railway station

Buses

Stations	Gloucester Transport Hub
Companies	First West of England Stagecoach West

Waterways

Rivers	River Avon, Bristol River Avon, Warwickshire River Boyd Bybrook River River Cam River Chelt River Churn River Coln River Dikler River Evenlode River Eye River Frome, Bristol River Frome, Stroud Hazel Brook River Isbourne Lam Brook River Leach River Leadon Little Avon River River Severn Siston Brook Stoke Brook River Swilgate Tetbury Avon River Thames River Trym River Windrush River Wye
Canals	Cinderford Canal Coombe Hill Canal Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Hereford and Gloucester Canal Lydney Canal Pidcock's Canal Thames and Severn Canal
Docks and Ports	Gloucester Docks Sharpness

Footpaths

National Trails	Cotswold Way Thames Path
Long-distance footpaths	Celtic Way Geopark Way Gloucestershire Way Heart of England Way Limestone Link Macmillan Way Monarch's Way Oxfordshire Way Sabrina Way Severn Way
Other	Frome Valley Walkway Wysis Way

Cycle paths

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