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{{short description|Former railway station in Shropshire, England}}
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| locale = [[Cross Houses]], [[Shropshire]]
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'''Berrington railway station''' was a railway station on the Severn Valley line serving the village of [[Berrington, Shropshire]]. It opened in 1862<ref>The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall (1989), Chapter 5</ref> with a single platform and a siding. By 1894<ref>Ibid, Chapter 6</ref> it had acquired an additional platform along with a signal box and the sidings had been expanded. Despite the name it was actually closer to the neighbouring village of [[Cross Houses]]. Although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the [[Beeching axe]] in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The station and its buildings now house a private dwelling and small businesses.
'''Berrington railway station''' was a railway station on the Severn Valley line serving the village of [[Berrington, Shropshire]]. It opened in 1862<ref>The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall (1989), Chapter 5, Page 53</ref> with a single platform and a siding. By 1894<ref>Marshall (1989), Chapter 6, Page 112</ref> it had acquired an additional platform along with a signal box and the sidings had been expanded. Despite the name it was actually closer to the neighbouring village of [[Cross Houses]]. Although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the [[Beeching axe]] in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The station and its buildings now house a private dwelling.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book|title=Kidderminster to Shrewsbury|first1=Vic|last1=Mitchell|first2=Keith|last2=Smith|at=figs. 109-111|publisher=Middleton Press|year=2007|isbn=9781906008109|oclc=154801530}}

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{{rail line|next=[[Cound Halt railway station|Cound Halt]]<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |previous=[[Shrewsbury railway station|Shrewsbury]]<br /><small>Line closed, station open</small> |route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Severn Valley Railway]]</small> |col={{GWR colour}} }}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Shropshire]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Shropshire]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1862]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862]]
[[Category:1862 establishments in England]]
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[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 17 April 2023

Berrington
Berrington railway station in 1962
General information
LocationCross Houses, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°39′46″N 2°41′16″W / 52.6628°N 2.6879°W / 52.6628; -2.6879
Grid referenceSJ535074
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySevern Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1862 (1862)Opened
1894Additional platform added
1963 (1963)Closed

Berrington railway station was a railway station on the Severn Valley line serving the village of Berrington, Shropshire. It opened in 1862[1] with a single platform and a siding. By 1894[2] it had acquired an additional platform along with a signal box and the sidings had been expanded. Despite the name it was actually closer to the neighbouring village of Cross Houses. Although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The station and its buildings now house a private dwelling.

References

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  1. ^ The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall (1989), Chapter 5, Page 53
  2. ^ Marshall (1989), Chapter 6, Page 112

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 109-111. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shrewsbury
Line closed, station open 		  Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway 		  Cound Halt
Line and station closed


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