Hereford Barton railway station

Hereford Barton
General information
Location	Hereford, Herefordshire England
Coordinates	52°03′23″N2°43′29″W / 52.0564°N 2.7246°W / 52.0564; -2.7246
Grid reference	SO504400
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854	Opened [1]
2 January 1893	Closed [2]
Location

Hereford Barton railway station was a railway station that served the Broomy Hill and Greyfriars area of the city of Hereford in Herefordshire, England.

History

The station was opened on 2 January 1854 and closed on 2 January 1893. ^{[1] [2]} The station was demolished in 1913. ^[2]

Stationmasters

• John Walker 1853 - 1880 ^[3]
• John H. Cotterall ca. 1881
• Thomas Jones 1891 - 1900 ^[4] (afterwards station master at Abergavenny)
• Charles James Field 1901 - 1906 ^[5]

References

1. Simpson 1997, p. 54
2. "The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
3. "Deaths" . Ross Gazette. England. 25 March 1880. Retrieved 21 August 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Interesting Presentation at Barton Station" . Hereford Journal. England. 3 February 1900. Retrieved 15 August 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.6". Great Western Railway: 325. 1835. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

Sources

• Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways. Gracewing. ISBN   9780852443743. OCLC   60181768.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. Middleton Press. figs. 1-6. ISBN   9781904474548. OCLC   318952259.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Tram Inn Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway		Hereford Line closed, station open