The Cheltenham line closed completely on 25 August 1976. On 7 March 1960 the connection at Fenny Compton was remodelled to provide a facing connection in order to form a route for the running of 800-ton iron ore trains from Banbury to South Wales. A new east-to-south curve was installed at Stratford-upon-Avon for the service. This curve opened on 24 April 1960 and the mineral flow operated from on 12 June 1960. The line from Stratford to Broom Junction was closed the following day. The original terminal station of the Stratford-on-Avon Railway had been reduced to a goods station when the through line was opened; it continued in use until 6th May 1968 when it closed. The Hatton North Curve was singled on 22 September 1968. The double track between Bearley and Hatton was reduced to single on 12 January 1969, only one platform at Bearley remaining in use. The through line from Stratford to Honeybourne closed in 1976, and Stratford station became a terminus. A new station called opened on 19 May 2013, on the north-west margin of the town near the A46 road.