Napton And Stockton Railway Station
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Napton and Stockton railway station was a
railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
on the
London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ...
branch line between Weedon and Leamington Spa. The station was built of wood and opened on 1 August 1895. It had two platforms, one having the main station facilities and the other being on a passing loop. The station was about north of
Stockton Stockton may refer to: Places Australia * Stockton, New South Wales * Stockton, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region New Zealand *Stockton, New Zealand United Kingdom * Stockton, Cheshire *Stockton, Norfolk * Stockton, Chi ...
and south of Broadwell.
Napton Napton on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Stratford-on-Avon District of Warwickshire, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2021 census was 1,416. Manor The toponym Napton is derived from the Old English '' ...
was at least away.
British Railways British Railways (BR), which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was a state-owned company that operated most rail transport in Great Britain from 1948 to 1997. Originally a trading brand of the Railway Executive of the British Transport Commis ...
withdrew passenger traffic on 15 September 1958 and freight services on 2 December 1963.Warwickshire Railways: Napton & Stockton
/ref> No trace of the station now remains, as the cutting where it was located has been filled in. Although some former railway workers cottages are nearby.


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{{Coord, 52.2775, -1.3453, type:railwaystation_region:GB, display=title Disused railway stations in Warwickshire Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1895 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 Former London and North Western Railway stations