Woofferton railway station

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Woofferton
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Woofferton station (disused). The junction was just beyond the station, to the right
General information
Location Woofferton, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°18′40″N2°42′49″W / 52.3111°N 2.7136°W / 52.3111; -2.7136
Grid reference SO514683
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingShrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Post-groupingShrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Key dates
6 December 1853 (1853-12-06)Station opened
31 July 1961 (1961-07-31)Station closed

Woofferton was a railway station and junction near Woofferton, Shropshire, England. It was where the Tenbury Railway joined the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&HR).

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History

A Railway Clearing House junction diagram of 1903; Woofferton Junction is to the bottom left Craven Arms, Marsh Farm, Stretford Bridge, Tenbury & Wellington RJD 19.jpg
A Railway Clearing House junction diagram of 1903; Woofferton Junction is to the bottom left

The station opened on 6 December 1853, as part of the southern extension of the S&HR from Ludlow to Hereford. It became a junction station in August 1861, when the Tenbury Railway (operated by the S&HR) opened a five-mile branch line.

In August 1864, the Great Western Railway-operated Tenbury and Bewdley Railway opened, completing the Wyre Forest Line to Bewdley. In 1889, a bay platform, known as the Back Platform, was added to serve the Wyre Forest Line; this was accessed via two diamond crossings in the main lines and continued in use until being removed in 1957. [1]

The station closed on 31 July 1961, [2] the same date as the closure of the former Tenbury Railway.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Berrington and Eye
Line open, station closed
  Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Welsh Marches Line
  Ashford Bowdler
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Terminus  Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Tenbury Railway
  Easton Court
Line and station closed

The site today

The line through the station, the Welsh Marches Line, remains in use.

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References

  1. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Cleobury Mortimer. Middleton Press. figs. 2-3. ISBN   9781906008185. OCLC   176923876.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 255. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

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