Dorrington railway station

Dorrington
Dorrington station site in 1993
General information
Location	Dorrington, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52°37′30″N2°46′15″W / 52.6249°N 2.7707°W / 52.6249; -2.7707
Grid reference	SJ478033
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR and GWR joint
Post-grouping	LMS and GWR joint
Key dates
21 April 1852	Opened [1]
9 June 1958	Closed [1] [2]
Location

Dorrington railway station was a station in Dorrington, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1852 and closed in 1958. ^[1]

On the site of the station's goods yard, which is located just to the east of the village, is now an oil depot and a plant hire depot.

References

1. "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 157. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Middleton Press. figs. 26-31. ISBN   9781906008215. OCLC   520487698.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Condover Line open, station closed		LNWR and GWR joint Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway		Leebotwood Line open, station closed