Burlish Halt railway station

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Burlish Halt
Burlish Halt station site in 2018 .jpg
The site of the station in 2018
General information
Location Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates 52°21′01″N2°17′06″W / 52.3502°N 2.2850°W / 52.3502; -2.2850
Grid reference SO806725
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1930Opened
1970Closed

Burlish Halt railway station was a station on the Severn Valley Railway in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England. The halt opened on 31 March 1930 [1] and closed in 1970. Since closure all trace of the railway has been removed and the site is now covered by housing development.

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References

  1. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 9-10. ISBN   9781906008109. OCLC   154801530.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Bewdley
Line closed- station open
  Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway
  Stourport-on-Severn
Line and station closed