Warwick (Milverton) railway station
| Warwick (Milverton) | |
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Site of Milverton Station today.
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| Location | |
| Place | Warwick |
| Area | Warwick |
| Coordinates | 52°17′24″N 1°33′12″W / 52.2901°N 1.5534°WCoordinates: 52°17′24″N 1°33′12″W / 52.2901°N 1.5534°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | L&BR |
| Pre-grouping | LNWR |
| Post-grouping |
London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 9 December 1844 | Station opens as Leamington |
| 1854 | Renamed Warwick (Milverton) |
| 1856 | Renamed Warwick |
| 1857 | Renamed Warwick (Milverton) |
| 1875 | Renamed Leamington Milverton (Warwick) |
| 1876 | Renamed Milverton (for Warwick) |
| 1884 | Rebuilt and renamed Warwick (Milverton) |
| 1952 | Renamed Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick |
| 18 January 1965 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Warwick (Milverton) railway station was a railway station in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire on the former LNWR route between Leamington Spa and Coventry. The station opened in 1844 under the name of Leamington and was the original terminus of the then single line from Coventry. In 1851 the line was extended through to Rugby and in 1854 a new station was opened called Leamington Spa (Avenue), closer to the town centre and directly alongside Leamington's GWR station (which is still in operation).The station was rebuilt when the line was doubled in 1884.
The station was closed as a part of the Beeching closures in 1965, although the line remained and remains open.
Milverton station was originally intended as a compromise to serve both Warwick and Leamington Spa, however it was never very successful at serving either, as it was located some distance from the centres of both towns. This was reflected in the multiple name changes throughout the station's life, detailed below:
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