Almeley railway station
| Almeley | |
|---|---|
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Almeley station platform | |
| Location | |
| Place | Almeley |
| Area | Herefordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°09′32″N 2°58′55″W / 52.159°N 2.982°WCoordinates: 52°09′32″N 2°58′55″W / 52.159°N 2.982°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Kington and Eardisley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| History | |
| 3 August 1874 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed |
| 11 December 1922 | Station reopened |
| 1 July 1940 | Station closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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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Almeley railway station was a railway station on the line from Kington to Eardisley in the English county of Herefordshire.
History
Opened on the Kington and Eardisley Railway, operated from the outset by the Great Western Railway, the station closed during the Second World War.
The site today
The station building, which was used for many years as a cattle shed, has recently been converted into a dwellinghouse. The platform still exists.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyonshall | Kington to Eardisley Line | Eardisley | ||
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Kington to Eardisley Line
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