Dilhorne Park railway station

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Dilhorne Park
Station on heritage railway
Wimblebury on the Foxfield Railway - 2009-04-26.jpg
Location Blythe Bridge, Staffordshire
England
Coordinates 53°0′0.00″N2°2′49.00″W / 53.0000000°N 2.0469444°W / 53.0000000; -2.0469444 Coordinates: 53°0′0.00″N2°2′49.00″W / 53.0000000°N 2.0469444°W / 53.0000000; -2.0469444
Grid reference SJ 969447
Managed by Foxfield Railway
Platforms1
Bagnall No. 2 transferring between trains at Dilhorne Park railway station Foxfield Railway - Bagnall No. 2 transferring between trains (geograph 3048443).jpg
Bagnall No. 2 transferring between trains at Dilhorne Park railway station

Dilhorne Park railway station is a heritage railway station in Staffordshire on the Foxfield Railway. The station is a halt set in woodland, and at 760 feet above sea level offers fine views across the Staffordshire Moorlands. This station was the setting of "Hanbury Halt" in the BBC costume drama Cranford.


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