Hookagate and Redhill railway station

Not to be confused with Red Hill railway station.

Hookagate and Redhill
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
Grid reference	SJ470097
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Post-grouping	Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Key dates
14 April 1911	Opened as Red Hill
May 1921	Name changed to Hookagate [1]
1927	Name changed to Hookagate and Redhill
6 November 1933	Closed for public services
Location

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]}

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

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1991). Branch Line to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 99-104. ISBN   9780906520864. OCLC   26310498.
• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 19-21. ISBN   9781906008291. OCLC   880765045.

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