In 1881 the Banbury and Cheltenham Direct Railway opened through the parish. Various private schools are also within reach. The village used to have a doctor's surgery which was a branch of the Sixway's clinic. map: site is just south of three way junction. The M&SWJR had running rights over the GWR line. The GWR took over the M&SWJR in 1923, renamed Andoversford Station "Andoversford Junction" in 1926 and closed Andoversford and Dowdeswell to passenger traffic in 1927. Andoversford Station. The M&SWJR opened a new Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station south of Andoversford. Andoversford railway station was just west of the village. On nationalisation in 1948 British Railways operated the remaining goods service and passenger trains which continued to pass the station until closure of the line in 1961. The B&CDR was operated by the Great Western Railway. Cheltenham and Great Western Union Railway, Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway, Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway, Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station, Cheltenham High Street Halt railway station, Cheltenham Spa Malvern Road railway station, Stonehouse (Bristol Road) railway station, Tutshill for Beachley Halt railway station, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andoversford_and_Dowdeswell_railway_station&oldid=957413304, Disused railway stations in Gloucestershire, Former Midland and South Western Junction Railway stations, Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1891, Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1927, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Station renamed Andoversford and Dowdeswell, This page was last edited on 18 May 2020, at 18:46. The village also supports a football team, a cricket team, majorettes and has Cubs and Scout groups. Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Gloucestershire. The railway having come from Cheltenham, divided here with one branch heading through the Cotswolds to Notgrove, Bourton and Stow, before joining the main line at Kingham. The other branch line meanwhile headed south through Swindon, and eventually reaching Southampton. The station opened to passengers on 1 August 1891 with the opening of the section of the line between Cirencester Watermoor and the junction at Andoversford with the Great Western Railway's Cheltenham Lansdown to Banbury line, which had opened in 1881. GL54 4JX. Nearby stations Andoversford and Dowdeswell Withington [MSWJR] Charlton Kings Cheltenham, Leckhampton Notgrove Cheltenham St James Cheltenham High Street Halt Find all the transport options for your trip from Andoversford to Liverpool Street Station right here. It was renamed about a year after it opened. Name and dates. Andoversford and Dowdeswell was originally called just "Dowdeswell", though the station was much nearer the village of Andoversford. The events are organised by the Andoversford Social Events Committee, a group formed by local residents. I wonder how many people living in these locations actually realise that there was a thriving railway running through here in the days of steam. The station building was used for some years afterwards as a transport cafe, but all trace has now gone. This has now closed and the site is being sold for redevelopment. As well as its own primary school, Andoversfrod is now in the priority catchment area for Cotswold School in Charlton Kings. as well as annual events. The M&SWJR was allocated to the GWR, and four years later the new owners closed Andoversford and Dowdeswell station to passengers. Rome2rio makes travelling from Andoversford to Liverpool Street Station easy. Andovresford used to be in the catchment area for several schools including Balcarras. In 1891 the Midland and South Western Junction Railway was extended north from Swindon to Andoversford. Andoversford is on the bus routes for the Balcarras, Cotswold and St Edward's (private) schools. In 1948 the GWR became part of British Railways, which in 1962 closed Andoversford and Dowdeswell to goods and Andoversford Junction to all traffic. It looks like hard work, as a housing estate has been built over the main station site, but there are a few clues here and there, our old favourite the railway sleeper fencepost is probably the most prominent. Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Gloucestershire. The station owed its existence to the awkward relations between the M&SWJR and the GWR: though the Great Western allowed the newer line running powers over its line from Cheltenham to Andoversford junction, it did not allow the M&SWJR to stop its trains at Andoversford railway station. The cheapest way to get from Andoversford to St Pancras International Station costs only £13, and the quickest way takes just 1¾ hours. A look really at what if anything is left. Midland and South Western Junction Railway, Andoversford and Dowdeswell railway station, "Local Area Report – Andoversford Parish (E04004184)", "Local Insight profile for 'Andoversford CP' area", "Local Area Report – Sandywell Ward (as of 2011) (E05004331)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Andoversford&oldid=975642167, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 August 2020, at 17:10.