Hereford Moorfields railway station

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Hereford Moorfields
General information
Location Hereford, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°03′29″N2°43′26″W / 52.058192°N 2.723967°W / 52.058192; -2.723967
Grid reference SO504402
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Key dates
30 June 1863Opened
1 April 1874Closed [1]

Hereford Moorfields railway station was a railway station that served the Whitecross area of Hereford in Herefordshire, England. The station was opened in 1863 and closed in 1874. [1] The station handled goods traffic from 1874 until 1979 and the Bulmer Railway Centre operated on the site from 1968 to the 1990s. [2] [ page needed ]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hereford Moorfields Station". Historic England. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. Vaughan 2016

Sources

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Credenhill
Line and station closed
  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway
  Hereford Barrs Court
Line closed