Bromyard railway station

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Bromyard
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Bromyard railway station in 1963
General information
Location Bromyard, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°11′27″N2°30′10″W / 52.1907°N 2.5028°W / 52.1907; -2.5028
Grid reference SO657547
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
22 October 1877Opened [1]
7 September 1964Closed [2]

Bromyard railway station was a station in Bromyard, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened on 22 October 1877 and closed after the last train on 5 September 1964. [1]

It became a terminus on 15 September 1952, with the closure of the Bromyard–Worcester section of the former Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Worcester to Bromyard". Malvern Industrial Archaeology Circle. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 69
  3. Smith, William H. (Spring 1989). "Bromyard: A Great Western rural station". BackTrack . Vol. 3, no. 1. Penryn. pp. 11–14. ISSN   0955-5382.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rowden Mill
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway
  Yearsett
Line and station closed