Leaton railway station

Leaton
Location
Place Leaton
Area Shropshire
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
? Station opens
12 Sep 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 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.

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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.[2]

References

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0 905466 19 5
  2. ^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Shrewsbury   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line		   Oldwoods Halt

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