Holme Lacy railway station

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Holme Lacy
Holme Lacy railway station 1.jpg
The overgrown platform in 2006.
General information
Location Holme Lacy, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°01′00″N2°39′06″W / 52.0168°N 2.6518°W / 52.0168; -2.6518 Coordinates: 52°01′00″N2°39′06″W / 52.0168°N 2.6518°W / 52.0168; -2.6518
Grid reference SO552356
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1855Station opened
2 November 1964Station closed [1] [2]
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
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Hereford Barton
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Holme Lacy
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Ballingham tunnel
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Holme Lacy railway station is a disused railway station that served the village of Holme Lacy in Herefordshire. One of the original two stations between Hereford and Ross, along with Fawley, Holme Lacy opened with the line on 1 June 1855 [3] it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. The platform remains and the station building has been demolished to foundation level.

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References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 230. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 122. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 501. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Ballingham   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Hereford