Chipping Campden, or for most of its existence simply Campden, is a closed railway station on the

Cotswold Line The Cotswold Line is an railway line between and in England. History Early years The line between Oxford and Worcester was built under an 1845 Act of Parliament and opened in 1851 as part of the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway. ...

, which served the town of

Chipping Campden Chipping Campden is a market town in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. It is notable for its terraced High Street, dating from the 14th century to the 17th century. ("Chipping" is from Old English ''cēping'', 'market', 'market- ...

Gloucestershire Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean. The county town is the city of Gl ...

, England. The

Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway The Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OW&WR) was a railway company in England. It built a line from Wolvercot JunctionThe nearby settlement is spelt ''Wolvercote'' and a later station on the LNWR Bicester line follows that spelling. ...

was opened in stages. The section between and Wolvercot Junction, to the north of , was opened on 4 June 1853; the station at Campden was opened at the same time, and was originally named ''Mickleton''. It was later renamed ''Campden'', and in February 1952 became ''Chipping Campden''. It closed on 3 January 1966.

Reopening proposals

There are proposals for a new station at Chipping Campden.

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* Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire Former Great Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1853 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966 Beeching closures in England 1853 establishments in England 1966 disestablishments in England Chipping Campden {{SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub