Much Wenlock railway station

Much Wenlock railway station
Postcard stamped 1914
Location
Place Much Wenlock
Area Shropshire
Coordinates 52°35′57″N 2°33′25″W / 52.599249°N 2.556918°W / 52.599249; -2.556918Coordinates: 52°35′57″N 2°33′25″W / 52.599249°N 2.556918°W / 52.599249; -2.556918
Grid reference SJ624003
Operations
Original company Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
1 February 1862 Opened
23 July 1962[1] 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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Much Wenlock railway station was opened in 1862 by the Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway, which formed part of the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. For much of its working life it was operated by the Great Western Railway.

The passenger service to Cravens Arms ended 31 December 1951, but a passenger service to Wellington continued until 1962.[2]

Present day

Today the station building is a private dwelling. The section to Buildwas is now a footpath. Buildwas was closed in 1960s and is now the soon to be demolished Ironbridge Power Station. Telford Steam Railway plan to operate to the site of Buildwas on a section of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway.

References

  1. ↑ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench,
  2. ↑ Clarke, Neil (2015). Railways of East Shropshire. Stroud: Amberley. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-4456-4022-8.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 34-50. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Farley Halt
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway		   Westwood Halt
Line and station closed
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