Coalport East railway station

Coalport East
Coalport East station in 2018
Location
Place Coalport
Coordinates 52°36′59″N 2°26′30″W / 52.6164°N 2.4416°W / 52.6164; -2.4416Coordinates: 52°36′59″N 2°26′30″W / 52.6164°N 2.4416°W / 52.6164; -2.4416
Grid reference SJ701021
Operations
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Platforms 1
History
17 June 1861 (1861-06-17) Opened as Coalport
? Renamed Coalport East
6 June 1952 (1952-06-06) Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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The London and North Western Railway station at Coalport was situated on the north bank of the River Severn. It formed the terminus of the Coalport Branch Line which ran from Hadley Junction near Oakengates on the LNWR Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.

History

The station was originally named ‘Coalport’ at opening on 17 June 1861.[1] It was later renamed ‘Coalport East’ to avoid confusion with the Severn Valley Railway Coalport station which opened on the opposite bank of the river Severn in 1862.

Coalport East closed to passengers on 6 June 1952,[2] and to freight traffic in 1960.[3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus   London and North Western Railway
Coalport Branch Line		   Madeley Market
Line closed, station closed

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  3. ↑ Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (January 1960). "Coalport Freight Line Closed". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 107 no. 717. Westminster: Tothill Press. p. 64.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Stafford to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 118-120. ISBN 9781908174598. OCLC 913791564.
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