Coundon Road railway station

Coundon Road railway station was a railway station in Coventry, England, built by the London and North Western Railway in 1850 when it was known as Counden Road railway station.

Coundon Road
LocationCoundon Road, Coventry
England
Coordinates52.4139°N 1.5223°W / 52.4139; -1.5223
Grid referenceSP325795
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1850Opened
1896Rebuilt
1965Closed

It was the first station north of Coventry on the Coventry to Nuneaton Line, and closed in 1965.

In January 1857, Coundon Road station became the temporary terminus on the route when the nearby Spon End Viaduct collapsed. The station was rebuilt in 1896 after the original station buildings were destroyed by fire.

The Up (Coventry) platform and station master's house can still clearly be seen, with the house now part of Bablake School's site as their Classics block. The Down (Nuneaton) platform is also in situ, although with its platform edging now removed.

A bid was made to the Restoring Your Railway Fund in March 2020 for funding for a feasibility study into reopening the station. The bid was not successful.[1]

Signal box
Coundon Road railway station signal box

Also on the site at Coundon Road was the 1876 LNWR signal box, which controlled the level crossing gates and signals. The signal box closed on 23 May 2009 as part of the Coventry - Nuneaton line resignalling project, whereby the control of the level crossing and signalling passed to the West Midlands Signalling Centre, Birmingham. The signal box was finally demolished in the early hours of Sunday 26 January 2014, almost five years after signalling its last train.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Coventry
Line and station open		   London and North Western Railway
Coventry to Nuneaton Line		   Daimler Halt
Line open, station closed

References
  1. Restoring Your Railway: Bids Received Retrieved 27 December 2020


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