Dinmore railway station (England)

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Dinmore station
General information
Location Dinmore, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°09′20″N2°42′50″W / 52.1556°N 2.7140°W / 52.1556; -2.7140 Coordinates: 52°09′20″N2°42′50″W / 52.1556°N 2.7140°W / 52.1556; -2.7140
Grid reference SO512510
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingShrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Post-groupingShrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Key dates
6 December 1853 (1853-12-06)Station opened
9 June 1958 (1958-06-09)Station closed

Dinmore railway station served the villages of Bodenham and Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire, England between 1853 and 1958.

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History

The main line of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway was authorised in 1846, and opened in two stages. The second section, between Ludlow and Hereford, opened on 6 December 1853, and one of the original stations on that stretch was named Dinmore. [1] [2] [3] It was just to the south of Dinmore Tunnel, [4] which passes under Dinmore Hill.

Dinmore station closed on 9 June 1958, [3] but the line remains open as part of the Welsh Marches Line.

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References

  1. MacDermot, E.T. (1927). History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863. Paddington: Great Western Railway. pp. 434–5.
  2. Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 128. ISBN   0-7110-0024-7. 469 CEX 468.
  3. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 79. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 9, section B1. ISBN   0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Ford Bridge
Line open, station closed
  Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway   Moreton-on-Lugg
Line open, station closed