Longhope railway station

Longhope
Location
Place Longhope
Area Gloucestershire
Grid reference SO6818
Operations
Original company Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
1 June 1855 Station opens
2 November 1964 Station closes
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Longhope railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of Longhope in Gloucestershire. Opened in 1855 with the line it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. Longhope station was used in season to export locally produced jam and fruit grown locally. The station had a passing loop[1] on what was a single track.

The station has been demolished but the waiting room still remains.

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Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Blaisdon Halt   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Mitcheldean Road