Coalport East railway station

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Coalport East
Coalport East station site in 2018.jpg
Coalport East station in 2018
General information
Location Coalport
England
Coordinates 52°36′59″N2°26′30″W / 52.6164°N 2.4416°W / 52.6164; -2.4416
Grid reference SJ701021
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
10 June 1861 (1861-06-10)Opened as Coalport
?Renamed Coalport East
2 June 1952 (1952-06-02)Closed for passengers
1960closed for freight

Coalport East was a London and North Western Railway station at Coalport, situated on the north bank of the River Severn. It formed the terminus of the Coalport Branch Line which ran from Hadley Junction near Oakengates on the LNWR Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.

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History

The closed station in 1963 Coalport East railway station, Shropshire - geograph.org.uk - 334985.jpg
The closed station in 1963

The station was originally named ‘Coalport’ at opening on 10 June 1861. [1] It was later renamed ‘Coalport East’ to avoid confusion with the Severn Valley Railway Coalport station which opened on the opposite bank of the river Severn in 1862.

The station was host to a LMS camping coach from 1934 to 1939. [2]

Coalport East closed to passengers on 2 June 1952, [1] and to freight traffic in 1960. [3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  London and North Western Railway
Coalport Branch Line
  Madeley Market
Line closed, station closed

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
  3. Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (January 1960). "Coalport Freight Line Closed". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 107, no. 717. Westminster: Tothill Press. p. 64.

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