Ashperton railway station

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Ashperton
AshpertonStn.jpg
Location Ashperton, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°03′34″N2°30′40″W / 52.0594°N 2.5110°W / 52.0594; -2.5110 Coordinates: 52°03′34″N2°30′40″W / 52.0594°N 2.5110°W / 52.0594; -2.5110
Grid reference SO650402
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Worcester and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
15 September 1861Station opens as Ashperton
2 November 1964Station renamed Ashperton Halt
5 April 1965Station closed

Ashperton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashperton in Herefordshire, England. It was located on what is now known as the Cotswold Line.

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History

Opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway, it became part of the West Midland Railway then was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
Stoke Edith   Great Western Railway
Worcester and Hereford Railway
  Ledbury

The site today

Trains on the Cotswold Line pass the site. Geograph

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