Weston under Penyard Halt railway station

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Weston under Penyard Halt
Weston under Penyard halt in 2018.jpg
Location Weston under Penyard, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 51°54′32″N2°32′08″W / 51.9089°N 2.5355°W / 51.9089; -2.5355 Coordinates: 51°54′32″N2°32′08″W / 51.9089°N 2.5355°W / 51.9089; -2.5355
Grid reference SO632235
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
2 December 1929Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes

Weston under Penyard Halt railway station is a disused wood built railway station that served the village of Weston under Penyard in Herefordshire on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. Opened in 1929 to compete with local road transport [1] it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. Nothing remains of the station. [2]

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References

  1. Smith, WH (1998) Herefordshire Railways Book, Sutton Publishing P25
  2. Cross, AG (1982) Old Industrial Sites in Wyedean, Self Published P106

Further reading

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Mitcheldean Road   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Ross-on-Wye