Fernhill Heath railway station

Fernhill Heath

The site of the former station
Location
Place Fernhill Heath
Coordinates 52°13′53″N 2°11′31″W / 52.2315°N 2.1920°WCoordinates: 52°13′53″N 2°11′31″W / 52.2315°N 2.1920°W
Grid reference SO870592
Operations
Original company Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
18 February 1852 Opened as Fearnall Heath
1 July 1883 Renamed Fernhill Heath
5 April 1965 Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Fernhill Heath railway station was an intermediate railway station on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway between Worcester (Tunnel Junction) and Droitwich Spa.

History

The original station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway on 18 February 1852; at first named Fearnall Heath, it was renamed Fernhill Heath on 1 July 1883.[1]

The station was closed on 5 April 1965[1] due to the Beeching cuts, and little remains of the station except the footbridge, which is still in use. [2]

The footbridge was added in the early 1970s and was not part of the original station which operated a walk over crossing only.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 95,96. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ↑ "Fernhill Heath Station". Rail Around Birmingham and the West Midlands. 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Droitwich Spa
Station and Line Open		   Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Great Western Railway		   Blackpole Halt
Station Closed and Line Open