Pant railway station (England)

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Pant (Salop)
General information
Location Pant, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°47′38″N3°04′25″W / 52.7940°N 3.0736°W / 52.7940; -3.0736 Coordinates: 52°47′38″N3°04′25″W / 52.7940°N 3.0736°W / 52.7940; -3.0736
Grid reference SJ277223
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
February 1862Opened [1]
18 January 1965Closed [1]

Pant (Salop) railway station was a station in Pant, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in February 1862 and closed on 18 January 1965. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Station Name: Pant (Salop)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 332. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Llynclys
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
  Llanymynech
Line and station closed