Chalford railway station was situated on the

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...

's Golden Valley Line, between and . It was just east of the bridge carrying Cowcombe Hill over the railway. To the east of the station site lies Chalford Viaduct, and beyond that, Sapperton Long Tunnel.

History

The

(GWR) line between and – which had been planned by the

Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway The Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway was a railway company intended to link Cheltenham, Gloucester and Swindon, in England. It was authorised in 1836 but it found it very hard to raise money for the construction, and it opened only a p ...

– had opened on 12 May 1845, but no station was originally provided at Chalford: to the south-east was , and to the west . On 2 August 1897, a new station was opened at Chalford. There were two platforms, a signal box, sidings and cattle pens. At one time there was also a shed for the steam railmotor. On 12 October 1903, the GWR introduced a steam

railmotor Railmotor is a term used in the United Kingdom and elsewhere for a railway lightweight railcar, usually consisting of a railway carriage with a steam traction unit, or a diesel or petrol engine, integrated into it. Steam railcars Overview In th ...

service along the route between and Chalford, serving the existing stations at and Brimscombe as well as four new stopping places, each of which was situated close to a level crossing: St Mary's Crossing, Ham Mill Crossing, Downfield Crossing and Ebley Crossing. In 1933, Chalford station issued 98,109 passenger tickets and 282 season tickets; it forwarded 7,632 parcels and 66 tons of general goods; goods received included 99 tons of coal and coke, 321 tons of other minerals, 305 tons of general goods; and the station handled 143 trucks of livestock. Goods traffic ceased on 12 August 1963, and the station closed on 2 November 1964. The signal box remained in use until 13 June 1965.

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Chalford Station on navigable 1948 O.S. map
{{Transport in Gloucestershire Stroud District Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1897 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1964 Beeching closures in England