In 1836 a tram with horse-drawn cars began passing through the village,[3] operated by the Stratford and Moreton Tramway on a four-feet gauge rail.
[4] The tramway was converted into a steam operated branch line by the Great Western railway in 1889, between Moreton-in-Marsh and Shipston-on-Stour which was used for passengers until 1929 and goods until 1960.
A railway station was not built at Stretton-on-Fosse until October 1892, in the north-east part of the village near the Fosse Way road.
Before completion of construction, the train would stop on request at the nearby Golden Cross Inn.
[5] The site is now in private ownership with the former station masters house still standing.