Shipston-on-Stour railway station
Shipston-on-Stour railway station was a railway station which served the town of Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire. It was the terminus of the Shipston-on-Stour branch. History. The station was originally opened in 1836 as part of the as the Moreton and Shipston Tramway, which was converted to railway use in 1889. The carrying of passengers ceased on 8 July 1929, following which the Great Western Railway instituted a bus service between Banbury and Chipping Norton that ran 8 times daily in each direction. The facility to handling freight was retained until the  line closed completely in 1960, after which the track was lifted. Present day. The site has been cleared and built on by a large housing development which also built onto the track formation and goods yard. There are only sections of trackbed traceable and the weigh office is now in private use.