Warwick (Milverton) railway station

Warwick (Milverton) railway station was a railway station between Leamington Spa and Warwick, in 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 into Leamington town centre, and joined end-on to the branch line to Rugby, and in 1854 a new station was opened on this extension called , closer to the town centre and directly alongside Leamington's GWR station (which is still in operation). Milverton 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. The station buildings have been demolished and a car dealership built over the site.

Name changes
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:

1844	Leamington
1854	Warwick (Milverton)
1856	Warwick
1857	Warwick (Milverton)
1875	Leamington Milverton (Warwick)
1876	Milverton (for Warwick)
1884	Warwick (Milverton)
1952	Leamington Spa (Milverton) for Warwick

References

Category:Disused railway stations in Warwickshire
Category:Former London and North Western Railway stations
Category:Railway stations opened in 1844
Category:Railway stations closed in 1884
Category:Railway stations opened in 1884
Category:Railway stations closed in 1965
Category:1844 establishments in England
Category:1965 disestablishments in England
Category:Beeching closures in England