Hodnet railway station

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Hodnet
General information
Location Hodnet, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°50′55″N2°33′46″W / 52.8486°N 2.5628°W / 52.8486; -2.5628
Grid reference SJ621280
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Wellington and Drayton Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
16 October 1867Opened [1]
9 September 1963Closed [1]

Hodnet railway station was a station in Hodnet, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1867 and closed in 1963. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 228. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wollerton Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wellington and Drayton Railway
  Peplow
Line and station closed