Dorstone railway station

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Dorstone
Dorstone station site geograph-3418188-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1994
General information
Location Dorstone, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°04′17″N2°59′51″W / 52.0713°N 2.9976°W / 52.0713; -2.9976
Grid reference SO317419
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Golden Valley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1881Opened [1]
8 December 1941Closed to passengers [1] [2]
1953Closed [1]

Dorstone railway station was a station in Dorstone, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened in 1881, closed to passengers in 1941 and closed completely in 1953. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Dorstone Station". Historic England. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 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

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Westbrook
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Golden Valley Railway
  Peterchurch
Line and station closed