Churchdown railway station was situated on the main line between Gloucester and Cheltenham Spa.

[2] Less than a year later, on 22 August 1843, a station opened closer to Cheltenham at nearby Badgworth.

[3][4] Both stations were built in response to request from the residents of Badgeworth for a station closer than Cheltenham or Gloucester; Churchdown was the first choice of the railway company since it was closer to the half-way point between the two towns.

[5] The permanent station at Churchdown was opened on 2 February 1874, and was the joint property of the Midland Railway (successor to the B&G) and the Great Western Railway,[2][6] who had shared the line since 1847.

The site of the station is 89 miles 65 chains (144.5 km) from Derby.