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{{short description|Former railway station in Shropshire, England}} |
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| caption = Berrington railway station in 1962 |
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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> |
'''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. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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*{{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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{{Disused Rail Start}} |
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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}} }} |
{{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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{{Closed stations Shropshire}} |
{{Closed stations Shropshire}} |
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Shropshire]] |
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Shropshire]] |
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[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1862]] |
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1862]] |
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[[Category:1862 establishments in England]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:55, 17 April 2023
Berrington | |
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General information | |
Location | Cross Houses, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52°39′46″N 2°41′16″W / 52.6628°N 2.6879°W |
Grid reference | SJ535074 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Severn Valley Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1862 | Opened |
1894 | Additional platform added |
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
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 109-111. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.
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Shrewsbury Line closed, station open |
Great Western Railway Severn Valley Railway |
Cound Halt Line and station closed |