Welshampton railway station

Welshampton
General information
Location	Welshampton, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52°54′55″N2°50′05″W / 52.9154°N 2.8347°W / 52.9154; -2.8347
Grid reference	SJ439357
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 May 1863	Opened [1]
18 January 1965	Closed [1]
Location

Welshampton railway station was a station in Welshampton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863 and closed on 18 January 1965. ^[1]

The station's facilities and single platform were located on the north side, despite this being further from both Welshampton and the nearest road. ^[2]

See also

• Welshampton rail crash

References

1. "Station Name: Welshampton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
2. "View map: Shropshire VI.16 (Bettisfield; Ellesmere Rural; Welshampton) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952".

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Oswestry to Whitchurch. Middleton Press. figs. 36-41. ISBN   9781906008819. OCLC   751631667.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Ellesmere Line and station closed		Cambrian Railways Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway		Bettisfield Line and station closed