Ellesmere railway station

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Ellesmere
Ellesmere railway station in 2018.jpg
Ellesmere station site in 2018, the former station is on the right
General information
Location Ellesmere, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°54′34″N2°53′59″W / 52.9094°N 2.8997°W / 52.9094; -2.8997
Grid reference SJ396351
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 May 1863Opened [1]
18 January 1965Closed to passengers [1]
29 March 1965Closed [1]

Ellesmere railway station is a disused station in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863, closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 and closed completely on 29 March 1965. [1]

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Station site today and possible developments

The site of the former station has been swept away including the trackbed to Wrexham and Oswestry by modern housing and redevelopments which are now on all the former sidings, goods yard, and trackbed. The station building survives and is a Grade II listed building, [2] albeit derelict and disused. The former station drive serves as an access road to an industrial estate north of the station site.

In 2018, there were plans to redevelop the site from houses and station building into flats but this has caused opposition due to the problems with the main roads as well as likely causing traffic congestion.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Station Name: Ellesmere". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. "Former Ellesmere Railway Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Frankton
Line and station closed
  Cambrian Railways
Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
  Welshampton
Line and station closed
Elson Halt
Line and station closed
  Cambrian Railways
Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
 Terminus