Foley Park Halt railway station

Foley Park Halt
Location
Place Kidderminster
Area Worcestershire
Coordinates 52°22′20″N 2°15′37″W / 52.3721°N 2.2604°W / 52.3721; -2.2604Coordinates: 52°22′20″N 2°15′37″W / 52.3721°N 2.2604°W / 52.3721; -2.2604
Grid reference SO823749
Operations
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
January 1905 Opened
1970 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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Foley Park Halt was the first stop on the GWR Kidderminster to Bewdley loop line which now forms part of the Severn Valley Railway. It was located where the railway went under Stourport Road, Kidderminster. Facilities included a single wooden platform, a ticket booth and a Pagoda Platform Shelter.

History

Foley Park Halt opened in January 1905 and was originally situated to the south of the line. In 1925 the halt was relocated to the north side of the line to accommodate sidings for the British Sugar factory at Foley Park.[1]

The halt closed in 1970 when public services between Bewdley and Kidderminster ended. When SVR services started operating in 1984, the halt was not reopened.

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 92. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. pp. 23–25. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rifle Range Halt
Line open, station closed		   Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway		   Kidderminster
Line and station open


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