Fawley railway station (Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway)

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Fawley
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Fawley station in September 1974, after closure.
General information
Location King's Caple, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 51°57′54″N2°37′20″W / 51.9650°N 2.6221°W / 51.9650; -2.6221 Coordinates: 51°57′54″N2°37′20″W / 51.9650°N 2.6221°W / 51.9650; -2.6221
Grid reference SO573297
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1855 [1] [2] Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes
Site of Fawley station in 2018 Fawley station site in 2018.jpg
Site of Fawley station in 2018
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
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Hereford Barrs Court
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Hereford Barton
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Rotherwas Junction
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Dinedor tunnel
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Holme Lacy
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Ballingham tunnel
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Ballingham
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Fawley Tunnel
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Backney Halt
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Grange Court
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Fawley railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of King's Caple in Herefordshire on Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. The station had two platforms each with its own brick built waiting rooms, and a small goods yard. It was situated just south of Fawley Tunnel. It closed, along with the line, on 2 November 1964. [3] [1]

Contents

The station platforms still remain today, although overgrown. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 95. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 501. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 180. OCLC   931112387.
  4. "Eerie site of a long-abandoned Herefordshire station Hereford Times". Hereford Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

Further reading

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Backney Halt   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Ballingham