[1][2] Adlestrop station was opened on 4 June 1853 by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway (OW&W) as part of the 40 mi (64 km) section of the Cotswold Line from Wolvercot Junction to Evesham.

[3] A 5-ton weighbridge was located on the Up side near the goods shed and main station building;[6] this was replaced in 1938 by a 10-ton model which cost £160 (equivalent to £10,000 in 2023).

[3] The main station building on the Up platform was timber-built and originally designed by Brunel, with the construction being completed by John Fowler.

[8][9] On the Down side a wooden waiting shelter was provided, behind which was the station house constructed in alternating courses of red and grey bricks.

Trains on the Cotswold Line pass the station site in the Evenlode Valley, where all evidence of its existence has vanished.