Leaton railway station

Leaton
Location
Place	Leaton
Area	Shropshire
Operations
Original company	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
12 October 1848	Station opens
12 September 1960	Closed to passengers
15 Mar 1965	Closed to goods [1]
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Leaton railway station was a minor station located about six miles north of Shrewsbury on the GWR’s Paddington to Birkenhead main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. It was at the top of the long climb up Hencote bank out of Shrewsbury. The station opened on 12 October 1848 and closed on 12 September 1960.^[2] The station building (now a private house) can still be seen on the north side of the adjacent Leaton level crossing on the east side of the line.

Historical Services

Express trains did not call at Leaton, only local services.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P & L, and there was no crane.^[3]

References

1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
3. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Neighbouring stations

External links

• Leaton station on navigable 1946 O.S. map

Coordinates: 52°45′50″N 2°46′52″W / 52.7638°N 2.7811°W