Haughton Halt railway station

Haughton Halt
General information
Location	Haughton, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52°49′58″N2°55′29″W / 52.8327°N 2.9246°W / 52.8327; -2.9246
Grid reference	SJ377265
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
22 December 1934	Station opens
12 September 1960	Station closed [1]
Location

Haughton Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services and would primarily have served the adjacent (and now disused) Haughton Airfield. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains on the site.

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Haughton Halt, only local services. No freight or parcels traffic was handled here.

References

1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN   0-905466-19-5

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Stanwardine Halt		Great Western Railway Shrewsbury to Chester Line		Rednal and West Felton

External links

• Haughton Halt on navigable 1946 O.S. map
• Disused Stations: Haughton Halt