Ditton Priors Halt railway station

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Ditton Priors
Ditton Priors geograph-3865132-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The site of the station in 2004
General information
Location Ditton Priors, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°29′58″N2°34′23″W / 52.49932°N 2.57298°W / 52.49932; -2.57298
Grid reference SO612893
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
Pre-groupingCleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
21 November 1908Opened [1]
26 September 1938Closed to passengers [1]
11 September 1939Closed to goods [2]

Ditton Priors railway station was a station in Ditton Priors, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1908 and closed in 1938. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. "Ditton Priors: site of former station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  3. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 154. OCLC   931112387.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
RNAD Ditton Priors
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway
  Cleobury North Crossing
Line and station closed