| Abbey Foregate | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Shrewsbury |
| Area | Shropshire |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1849 | Station opens |
| c. 1900 | Station renamed Abbey Foregate Platform |
| 30 September 1912 | Station closes |
| 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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Abbey Foregate railway station was a station in Shrewsbury, Shropshire. It was located southeast of Shrewsbury station, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction, on what is today the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Despite its name, the nearest road was Underdale Road, and not Abbey Foregate itself.
Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. Becoming part of the Great Western Railway, it closed to passengers in 1912.
Today there remains a signal box, on the line to Wolverhampton, called Abbey Foregate (with the present day code of 'AF'). The box controls the junction there and the access to the yard (which is also called Abbey Foregate Yard). No remains of the platform exist however.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrewsbury | Great Western Railway Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway |
Upton Magna | ||
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