Coalbrookdale railway station

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Coalbrookdale
Coalbrookdale station geograph-3086185-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
view from along the track (1983)
General information
Location Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°38′01″N2°29′32″W / 52.6336°N 2.4923°W / 52.6336; -2.4923 Coordinates: 52°38′01″N2°29′32″W / 52.6336°N 2.4923°W / 52.6336; -2.4923
Grid reference SJ667040
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wellington and Severn Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 November 1864Opened
23 July 1962 [1] [2] Closed

Coalbrookdale railway station is a disused station at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. The station was situated on the now mothballed freight-only line between Buildwas Junction and Lightmoor Junction. The station buildings are now used by the Green Wood Centre. [3]

Coalbrookdale railway station in July 2009 Coalbrookdale railway station platform side in 2009.jpg
Coalbrookdale railway station in July 2009

The Telford Steam Railway has aspirations to take possession of the up track passing through the station as part of its southern extension.

The station building at Longville (another station on the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway) was a similar but reduced version of that at Coalbookdale.

Coalbrookdale railway station is a waypoint on the South Telford Heritage Trail.

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 130. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. "Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Buildwas
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
  Green Bank Halt
Line open, station closed