Stanwardine Halt railway station

Stanwardine Halt
Location
Place Stanwardine-in-the-Fields
Area Shropshire
Operations
Original company Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
27 Feb 1933 Station opens
12 Sep 1960 Station closed[1]
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Stanwardine Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains on the site.

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Stanwardine Halt, only local services. No freight or parcels traffic was handled here.

References

  1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5

Neighbouring stations

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

External links

Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704

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