Weston Wharf railway station

Weston Wharf
Station on heritage railway
General information
Location	Morda, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52°50′29″N3°02′34″W / 52.8414°N 3.0429°W / 52.8414; -3.0429
Managed by	Cambrian Heritage Railway
Platforms	1
Key dates
2 April 2022	Official opening

Weston Wharf is a railway station on the Cambrian Heritage Railways' line in Shropshire on the former Oswestry and Newtown Railway. It is located off the A483 road, by Weston Road near the Shropshire village of Morda and the Weston Pools holiday village and fishery. Oswestry town centre lies 1+3⁄4 miles (2.8 km) to the north.The station is next to the Stonehouse Brewery.

History

Plans to extend the line from Oswestry were reported in January 2016. The work was scheduled to proceed in three stages: phase one from Oswestry to Gasworks Bridge which carries the B4579 Shrewsbury Road over the line, phase two to make Gasworks Bridge passable and phase three to reach Weston Wharf. ^[1] At Gasworks Bridge, the track had to be lowered to allow trains to pass under the steel girder frame installed to strengthen the bridge. Funding was received from Shropshire Council and Oswestry Town Council. ^{[2] [3]}

By April 2022 the 2 miles (3.2 km) of track from Oswestry to Western Wharf, which lay abandoned for more than 50 years, had been reinstated. The station was officially opened on 2 April 2022 by Helen Morgan MP and Vince Hunt, Chairman of Shropshire Council. ^{[4] [5]} It consists of a single platform, a run-around loop and a siding. Previously, there was no station here, only a goods depot. ^{[6] [ better source needed ]}

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Oswestry		Cambrian Heritage Railways		Terminus

References

1. "Shropshire heritage railway to start on extension". Shropshire Star. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
2. "Steaming on! Oswestry's heritage railway project is on track thanks to six-figure cash boost". Oswestry & Border Counties Advertizer. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
3. "Oswestry Group clears the way for Weston Wharf extension". Railway Magazine. 13 September 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
4. "Cambrian Heritage Railways reopens line after 50 years". Shropshire Live. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
5. "Abandoned Oswestry rail line reopens to enthusiasts". BBC News. 2 April 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
6. "Weston station". On the Weston Front. 2 February 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2022.

External link

• Cambrian Heritage Railways