Burwarton Halt railway station

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Burwarton Halt
Burwarton Halt site of 1953883 68b827cf.jpg
The site of the station in 1963
General information
Location Burwarton, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°28′05″N2°32′31″W / 52.468°N 2.542°W / 52.468; -2.542 Coordinates: 52°28′05″N2°32′31″W / 52.468°N 2.542°W / 52.468; -2.542
Grid reference SO632857
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
Pre-groupingCleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1908Opened [1]
1938Closed [1]

Burwarton Halt railway station was a station in Burwarton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1908 and closed in 1938. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cleobury North Crossing
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
  Aston Botterell Siding
Line and station closed