Cleobury Mortimer railway station

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Cleobury Mortimer
General information
Location Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°22′33″N2°26′26″W / 52.3758°N 2.4405°W / 52.3758; -2.4405 Coordinates: 52°22′33″N2°26′26″W / 52.3758°N 2.4405°W / 52.3758; -2.4405
Grid reference SO702754
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Tenbury and Bewdley Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1864Opened
1962Closed [1]

Cleobury Mortimer railway station was a station in Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1864 and closed in 1962. Station buildings are still standing although they have been split into housing. The platforms exist in the undergrowth with a steel yard build to the west. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cleobury Town Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
 Terminus
Neen Sollars
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway
  Wyre Forest
Line and station closed