Cound Halt railway station

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Cound Halt
General information
Location Cound, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°38′30″N2°38′10″W / 52.6416°N 2.6360°W / 52.6416; -2.6360 Coordinates: 52°38′30″N2°38′10″W / 52.6416°N 2.6360°W / 52.6416; -2.6360
Grid reference SJ570050
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 August 1934 (1934-08-04)Opened
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)Closed [1]

Cound Halt was an unstaffed railway station on the Severn Valley line in Shropshire, England. It opened on 4 August 1934 and although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The site of the station is now occupied by the beer garden of the adjacent Riverside Inn pub.

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 137. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Berrington
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway
  Cressage
Line and station closed