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The Station
Placename was a railway station that operated in the northern eastern southern western
county of Countyshire. Opened in 0000, it was built for the something trade. Then it survived on local passengers and freight. During the war it was used by the nearby base. Initially opened under the name of Name its name changed to Rename in 0000 to avoid confusion with the new Otherstation. Then in 0000 its name was changed to Newname after the closure of Oldrailway. The station closed to passengers in 0000 although freight used the site until 0000.
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[edit] Planning and Construction
Situated north south east west of the place, on the road to nextown, the station consisted of two platforms for the passing loop on the single track. A station building stood on the platform. There was also a small goods yard, engine shed and signal box. This controlled the adjacent level crossing.
The station was intended to serve the Vapour trade. When that did not meet expected levels, the line turned to the Other trade. However, this petered out and the line eked out a quiet existence carrying sparse local passengers and agricultural produce.
[edit] History
Opened by the First Railway Company in 0000, then by the pre-grouping railway company from 0000, it became part of the
- Great Western Railway
- London, Midland and Scottish Railway
- London and North Eastern Railway
- Southern Railway
- during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the
- London Midland Region of British Railways
- Scottish Region of British Railways
- Southern Region of British Railways
- Western Region of British Railways
- Eastern Region of British Railways
- on nationalisation in 1948.
- it was then closed by the
- When Sectorisation was introduced, the station was served by the
- Privatisation saw services run by the railway company, then by the other railway company.
[edit] Decline and Closure
The station became the terminus when services to Oldterminus were withdrawn in 0000. Services were provided by Autotrains Railmotors until the locomotive shed closed when diesel multiple units took over in 0000. Goods services were withdrawn in 0000. Despite local protest passenger services were withdrawn in 0000.
The station was an early victim of nationalisation, closing in 0000.
The station was a victim of the Beeching Axe, closing in 0000.
The station survived until 0000, despite being listed for closure in the Beeching Axe.
The station closed in 0000, despite being ignored by the Beeching Axe.
Closure to passengers left goods traffic working to the Widget Factory until that closed in 0000.
The station has a new lease of life as a heritage railway / commuter railway the new factory building of local suburbs.
[edit] The Site Today
Today the site is a popular walk industrial estate part of the bypass derelict a small housing estate.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Previous Line and station closed |
Railway Company Railway Line |
Next Line and station closed |
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[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
[edit] References
[edit] Categories
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- {{EastMidlands-railstation-stub}}, for stations in the East Midlands
- {{London-railstation-stub}}, for stations in London
- {{NI-railstation-stub}}, for stations in Northern Ireland
- {{NorthEastEngland-railstation-stub}}, for stations in North East England
- {{NorthWestEngland-railstation-stub}}, for stations in North West England
- {{Manchester-railstation-stub}}, for stations in Greater Manchester
- {{Merseyside-railstation-stub}}, for stations in Merseyside
- {{Scotland-railstation-stub}}, for stations in Scotland
- {{SouthEastEngland-railstation-stub}}, for stations in South East England
- {{Kent-railstation-stub}}, for stations in Kent
- {{SouthWestEngland-railstation-stub}}, for stations in South West England
- {{Wales-railstation-stub}}, for stations in Wales
- {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub}}, for stations in the West Midlands region
- {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub}}, for stations in the Yorkshire and the Humber region
