Hookagate and Redhill railway station

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Hookagate and Redhill
Hookagate & Red Hill station site geograph-3690084-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 1998
General information
Location Hook-a-Gate, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°40′58″N2°47′11″W / 52.6829°N 2.7864°W / 52.6829; -2.7864 Coordinates: 52°40′58″N2°47′11″W / 52.6829°N 2.7864°W / 52.6829; -2.7864
Grid reference SJ470097
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Post-groupingShropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Key dates
14 April 1911Opened as Red Hill
May 1921Name changed to Hookagate [1]
1927Name changed to Hookagate and Redhill
6 November 1933Closed for public services

Hookagate and Redhill railway station was a station in Hook-a-Gate, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1911 and closed in 1933. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 347. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hanwood Road
Line and station closed
  Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
  Meole Brace
Line and station closed