Blaisdon Halt railway station

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Blaisdon Halt
Blaisdon Halt in 2018.jpg
General information
Location Blaisdon, Forest of Dean
England
Grid reference SO702161
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 November 1929 [1] Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
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Hereford Barrs Court
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Hereford Barton
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Rotherwas Junction
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ROF Rotherwas
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Dinedor tunnel
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Holme Lacy
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Ballingham tunnel
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Ballingham
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Fawley Tunnel
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Fawley
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Backney Halt
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Ross-on-Wye
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Weston under Penyard Halt
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Longhope
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Blaisdon Halt
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Grange Court
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Grange Court Junction
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Blaisdon railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of Blaisdon in Gloucestershire and was the first stop on the Gloucester to Hereford line after Grange Court junction.

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The station has been demolished.

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 85

Further reading

Site of the halt in October 2005 Site of Blaisdon Halt - geograph.org.uk - 61912.jpg
Site of the halt in October 2005
Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Grange Court   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Longhope

Coordinates: 51°50′35″N2°25′55″W / 51.84303°N 2.43199°W / 51.84303; -2.43199