Cheltenham Race Course railway station
Cheltenham Race Course railway station serves Cheltenham Racecourse on the outskirts of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. On the ex-Great Western Railway Cheltenham to Stratford line, the station opened in 1912 to serve the new racecourse at Prestbury Park, home of the famous Gold Cup meeting.Photo: Jpilborough, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Cheltenham, the UK
- Also known as: “Cheltenham Racecourse railway station”, “Cheltenham Racecourse Railway Station”, and “Cheltenham Racecourse Station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cheltenham Racecourse and Hunting Butts Tunnel.
Cheltenham Racecourse
Sports venue
Cheltenham Racecourse at Prestbury Park, near Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, hosts National Hunt horse racing. Racing at Cheltenham took place in 1815, but comprised only minor flat races on Nottingham Hill. Cheltenham Racecourse is situated 2,200 feet southeast of Cheltenham Race Course railway station.
Hunting Butts Tunnel
Tunnel
Photo: Chris Howl, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hunting Butts Tunnel is situated 2,500 feet southwest of Cheltenham Race Course railway station.
St Nicholas‘ Church
Church
Photo: Pauline Eccles, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church is situated 4,000 feet southwest of Cheltenham Race Course railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wyman’s Brook and Southam.
Wyman’s Brook
Suburb
Wymans Brook is a district in the north-west of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, named after the small river which flows through the district. It is situated relatively close to Cheltenham racecourse, Pittville Park, the Prince of Wales Stadium/ Leisure @ Cheltenham and the area of Cheltenham known as "Swindon Village".
Southam
Village
Photo: Griffp, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Southam is a village in Gloucestershire, England, located on the outskirts of Cheltenham. Its main features are a Manor House, which has now been converted to a hotel, a 12th Century Church and the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, which runs through the outskirts of the village.
Pittville
Suburb
Photo: Robin Poitou, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pittville is a residential suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, founded in the early 19th century by Joseph Pitt. The population of Pittville Ward at the 2011 Census was 5,327.
Cheltenham Race Course railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Prestbury, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.92448° or 51° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.06753° or 2° 4′ 3″ westElevation
207 feet (63 metres)Operator
Gloucestershire and Warwickshire Steam RailwayOpen location code
9C3VWWFJ+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 15825263OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6955673Wikidata ID
Q5090223
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“Cheltenham Race Course railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Cheltenham Racecourse”
- French: “Cheltenham Racecourse”
- Urdu: “چیلٹنہیم ریس کورس ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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