 The station became a junction on 12 July 1859 with the opening of a link to , which was continued south to Cheltenham by 1 August 1906.The single track from Honeybourne to Stratford was doubled on 9 February 1908, shortly before the route took on main line status on 1 July 1908 with the routing of express passenger trains between and "via" the newly opened North Warwickshire Line.The original station layout at Honeybourne was basic