Shoot Hill railway station

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Shoot Hill
67A01 Shoot Hill Halt, Ford, Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway.jpg
Shoot Hill Halt in 1967
General information
LocationSouth of Ford, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°42′31″N2°51′42″W / 52.7087°N 2.8617°W / 52.7087; -2.8617
Grid reference SJ419126
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Post-grouping Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Key dates
1921opened
6 November 1933Closed for public services
Location
Shoot Hill railway station

Shoot Hill railway station was a station to the south of Ford, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1921 and closed in 1933. [1] Although its official closure was on 29 February 1960, a 2-coach Stephenson Locomotive Society train ran through on 20 March. [2]

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 387. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Closed". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 106, no. 709. May 1960. p. 364.

Further reading

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Ford and Crossgates
Line and station closed
  Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
  Cruckton
Line and station closed