Coalport West railway station
| Coalport West | |
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Coalport railway station circa 1900 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Coalport |
| Area | Shropshire |
| Coordinates | 52°36′54″N 2°26′32″W / 52.6151°N 2.4423°WCoordinates: 52°36′54″N 2°26′32″W / 52.6151°N 2.4423°W |
| Grid reference | SJ701019 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Severn Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 1 February 1862 | Opened as Coalport |
| ? | Renamed Coalport West |
| 9 September 1963 | Closed |
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The GWR Coalport railway station was originally built as a single through platform railway station on the Severn Valley Line serving the village of Coalport in Shropshire, England. By January 1896 an additional platform had been added thus permitting up and down trains to pass along with a third platform face behind the up platform formed an east facing bay. By this time, the goods sidings to the east of the station had been expanded.[1]
"The Directory of Railway Stations" refers to the GWR station being renamed "Coalport West" by British Railways.[2] However use of the name "Coalport" continued in Engineer's Line References,[3] BR Working Timetables,[4] and on the platform running in boards.[5] The 1963 BR notice of closure of the line also referred to the station only as Coalport.[6]
The station closed on 9 September 1963 as part of the planned closure of the northern end of the Severn Valley Line which pre-dated the Beeching report.
Present day
The station lies on a dismantled section of the Severn Valley Line north of Bridgnorth and has been sold into private hands as a dwelling. The building is very similar in style to Arley on the Severn Valley Railway and retains many of its original architectural features having been extended in a sympathetic manner. Although the bay platform has been filled in, the platform edging bricks remain. The space between the two main platform faces has been only partially filled and the station thus retains much of its former character.
Two converted British Railways Mark 1 carriages stand on a short length of track between the platforms and are used as holiday accommodation.
A length of the railway formation which runs parallel to the platforms continues to Bridgnorth which is now part of the National Cycle Network 45 which runs from Salisbury, Wiltshire to Chester, Cheshire .
The former site of the LNWR Coalport East railway station lies almost directly on the opposite side of the River Severn.
References
- ↑ Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 108. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Railwaycodes.org.uk
- ↑ BR Working Timetable
- ↑ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Country Railway Routes, Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 978-1-906008-10-9.
- ↑ BR notice of closure of the line
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Stafford to Wellington. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 106-117. ISBN 9781908174598. OCLC 897871462.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Jackfield Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Severn Valley Railway |
Linley Halt Line and station closed | ||