Woofferton railway station

Woofferton

Woofferton station (disused). The junction was just beyond the station, to the right
Location
Place Woofferton
Area Shropshire
Coordinates 52°18′40″N 2°42′49″W / 52.3111°N 2.7136°W / 52.3111; -2.7136Coordinates: 52°18′40″N 2°42′49″W / 52.3111°N 2.7136°W / 52.3111; -2.7136
Grid reference SO514683
Operations
Original company Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Post-grouping Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Platforms 3
History
6 December 1853 (1853-12-06) Station opened
July 31, 1961 (1961-07-31) Station 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
UK Railways portal
Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram of 1903. Woofferton Junction is near the bottom left

Woofferton railway station was a station and railway junction near Woofferton, Shropshire, England, where the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway joined the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway. The station opened on 6 December 1853 and closed on 31 July 1961.[1] The line through the station that is operating is the Welsh Marches Line.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Berrington and Eye
Line open, station closed
  Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Welsh Marches Line
  Ashford Bowdler
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Terminus   Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway
  Easton Court
Line and station closed

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 255. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.