Moreton-in-Marsh railway station

Moreton-in-Marsh railway station is a railway station serving the town of Moreton-in-Marsh in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the Cotswold Line between Kingham and Honeybourne stations.[1] The station and all passenger trains serving it are operated by Great Western Railway.

Moreton-in-Marsh
LocationMoreton-in-Marsh, Cotswold
England
Coordinates51.992°N 1.700°W / 51.992; -1.700
Grid referenceSP207326
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeMIM
ClassificationDfT category E
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGWR
Key dates
4 June 1853 (1853-06-04)Station opened
Passengers
2015/16 0.253 million
2016/17 0.260 million
2017/18 0.268 million
2018/19 0.273 million
2019/20 0.293 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OWW) on 4 June 1853,[2] the day that the southern section of the OWW's main line, that between Evesham and Wolvercot Junction (just north of Oxford), was opened.[3] It was once the southern end of the Stratford-upon-Avon to Moreton tramway. It was a passing place on the largely single line Cotswold Line, but since the redoubling completed in 2011 it is once again a station on normal double track. It was the base of Cotswold Rail, a spot-hire company of shunting and mainline locomotives, now based in Gloucester.

In August 2019, direct (non-stop) Great Western train service from London Paddington station to the Moreton-in-Marsh railway station (code MIM) was expected to take under 2 hours.[4] The average time to get to the station from Birmingham was 2.75 hours.[5]

Bilingual signs

Several of the information and direction signs around the station are bilingual – in English and Japanese. This is for the benefit of tourists, as Japanese television is promoting the Cotswolds as a holiday destination. They were the idea of station manager Teresa Ceesay, who had noticed the popularity of the town with Japanese tourists and that many asked for information at the station's ticket office. The cost of £350 was met by train operator First Great Western.[6]

Services

Great Western Railway operate all services at Moreton-in-Marsh. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Honeybourne   Great Western Railway
Cotswold Line		   Kingham
  Historical railways  
Blockley   Great Western Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway		   Adlestrop
Terminus   Stratford and Moreton Tramway   Stretton-on-Fosse
Terminus   Shipston-on-Stour branch   Stretton-on-Fosse

References
  1. Baker, S.K. (April 2007) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland (11th ed.). Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 34, section A1. ISBN 978-0-86093-602-2. 0704/K.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 163. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 498, 867.
  4. https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/london-paddington-to-moreton-in-marsh, Moreton-in-Marsh to London
  5. https://www.thetrainline.com/train-times/birmingham-to-moreton-in-marsh, Birmingham to Moreton-in-Marsh
  6. "Japanese signs installed at Cotswold railway station to help tourism". This is Gloucestershire. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2011.


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