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- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station abstract "Cheltenham Racecourse railway station is a railway station serving Cheltenham Racecourse on the outskirts of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.It is located on the former ex-GWR Cheltenham to Stratford line, which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906. The station itself was opened in 1912 specifically to serve the new racecourse at Prestbury Park, home of the famous Gold Cup meeting. The platforms were extended at some stage to accommodate trains of up to 14 carriages. The station was only opened on race days and so facilities were rudimentary, but it continued to serve racegoers travelling 'by rail to the races' (as contemporary advertising put it) until the March 1976 Cheltenham Festival.Although most of the stations on the line closed in 1960 the line itself remained open for non-stop passenger services until 1968.[citation needed]. Special trains on racedays only served Cheltenham Racecourse station until 1976. The line was also used as a diversionary route with no scheduled passenger services until 1976 when a freight train derailed at Winchcombe and damaged the track. The line was officially closed in 1976 and the track was (by 1979) lifted shortly afterwards.Cheltenham Racecourse (described by the Great Western Railway as Cheltenham Race Course) is currently the southern terminus of the currently 12-mile long heritage Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway. Reopening of the line has been a drawn out affair, given that the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway is run entirely by volunteers. The line trackbed itself was bought in 1984. The track from Bishop's Cleeve to the racecourse was relaid in late-2001, but the line did not reopen for tourists until April 2003. The station was re-opened by HRH The Princess Royal on 7 April 2003.The station itself is very attractively situated. It and is mostly in a cutting fringed by Corsican pine trees. Its northern end, where it emerges from the cutting, affords magnificent views towards Cleeve Hill. The original station booking office is of historic interest in that it is believed to be the only remaining example of a Swindon-built 'flatpack' prefabricated building that was brought by train and assembled on site. It is perched at the top of the cutting, next to the A435 roadbridge and just three minutes' walk from the main entrance of the racecourse. It has been well restored despite the efforts of local vandals over the years and there is an interesting collection of artifacts housed within it. A gentle slope through well-tended landscaping gives access to the platform where there is a new station building with a canopy, toilets and waiting room. Currently, only one platform of the station is in use. The second platform has been removed but will be rebuilt at a later date. The station has two tracks, one adjacent to the platform and the other to allow locomotives to run around the train. A new signal box was opened in 2005 to control the signals and point work around the station.Access to the station by car is only via the main racecourse entrance (follow brown signs to racecourse). There is a large free car park. A bus service runs from the Network Rail Cheltenham Spa station, through the town centre to the Racecourse Park & Ride, about 10 minutes walk from the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway station.".
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- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station borough Cheltenham.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station events "1912".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station events "1976".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station events "2003".
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- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station name "Cheltenham Racecourse".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station next Cheltenham_Spa_Malvern_Road_railway_station.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station next "(Line and station closed)".
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- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station previous Bishops_Cleeve_railway_station.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station previous Gotherington_railway_station.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station previous "(Line open, station closed)".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station route Gloucestershire_Warwickshire_Railway.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station route Great_Western_Railway.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station route "(Honeybourne Line)".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station years "Closed".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station years "Opened".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station years "Re-opened".
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Former_Great_Western_Railway_stations.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Heritage_railway_stations_in_Gloucestershire.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_closed_in_1968.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_closed_in_1976.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_opened_in_1915.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_opened_in_1971.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Railway_stations_opened_in_2003.
- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station subject Category:Transport_in_Cheltenham.
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- Cheltenham_Racecourse_railway_station comment "Cheltenham Racecourse railway station is a railway station serving Cheltenham Racecourse on the outskirts of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England.It is located on the former ex-GWR Cheltenham to Stratford line, which was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1906. The station itself was opened in 1912 specifically to serve the new racecourse at Prestbury Park, home of the famous Gold Cup meeting. The platforms were extended at some stage to accommodate trains of up to 14 carriages.".
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