Hanwood railway station

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Hanwood
Hanwood station remains geograph-3600263-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
General information
Location Hanwood, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°40′53″N2°49′42″W / 52.6815°N 2.8284°W / 52.6815; -2.8284
Grid reference SJ440096
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Pre-grouping LNWR & GWR joint
Post-grouping LMS & GWR joint
Key dates
1861Opened [1]
1960Closed for passengers [1]
Location
Hanwood railway station

Hanwood railway station was a station in Hanwood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed to passengers in 1960, [1] and to goods traffic in 1964. [2]

Contents

Proposed reopening

In 2015, the Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association released an aims document that mentions the possibility of reopening the station, along with Bow Street and Carno stations. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. Great Hanwood 'Through all its changing scenes'. Great Hanwood Jigsaw Group. 1991. p. 20.
  3. "Aims and Objectives of the Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passengers Association".

Further reading

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Yockleton
Line open, station closed
  LNWR & GWR joint
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
  Shrewsbury
Line and station open
Plealey Road
Line and station closed
  LNWR & GWR joint
Minsterley branch line