Littleton and Badsey railway station

52°06′09″N 1°53′36″W / 52.1024°N 1.8934°W / 52.1024; -1.8934Grid referenceSP073448Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates21 April 1884^[1]Opened3 January 1966 (1966-01-03)Closed

Littleton and Badsey railway station was a station on the Great Western Railway's Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton line, near the town of Evesham, Worcestershire in England. It was located in Blackminster, and served the villages of Badsey and the Littletons (North and Middle Littleton and South Littleton).

The station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway on 21 April 1884^[2] The 1963 report The Reshaping of British Railways listed the station for closure, and British Railways closed the station on 3 January 1966.

Littleton and Badsey was one of the stations Flanders and Swann mentioned in song Slow Train, which was written in response to The Reshaping of British Railways and released in 1963.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Honeybourne Line and station open		Great Western Railway Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway		Evesham Line and station open

References

External links

• Littleton and Badsey Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map
• Littleton and Badsey station