Condover railway station

Condover
Location
Place Condover
Area Shropshire
Coordinates 52°39′13″N 2°45′54″W / 52.6536°N 2.7651°W / 52.6536; -2.7651Coordinates: 52°39′13″N 2°45′54″W / 52.6536°N 2.7651°W / 52.6536; -2.7651
Grid reference SJ482065
Operations
Original company Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway[1]
Pre-grouping Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Post-grouping Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Platforms 2
History
20 April 1852 Opened[1]
9 June 1958 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Condover railway station was located in the village of Condover, Shropshire.[2]

Originally built by the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, the station closed a few years before the Beeching Axe, but its line, the Welsh Marches Line, is still operational.

References

  1. 1 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/place_page.jsp?p_id=10216#unit_desc

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Middleton Press. figs. 24-25. ISBN 9781906008215. OCLC 520487698.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Shrewsbury
Line and station open
  LNWR and GWR joint
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
  Dorrington
Line open, station closed


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