Almeley railway station

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Almeley
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Almeley station platform
Location Almeley, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°09′31″N2°58′56″W / 52.1587°N 2.9822°W / 52.1587; -2.9822 Coordinates: 52°09′31″N2°58′56″W / 52.1587°N 2.9822°W / 52.1587; -2.9822
Grid reference SO329516
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Kington and Eardisley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 August 1874Station opened
1 January 1917Station closed
11 December 1922Station reopened
1 July 1940Station closed

Almeley railway station was a railway station on the line from Kington to Eardisley in the English county of Herefordshire.

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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
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Kington and Eardisley Railway
  Eardisley
Line and station closed

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