Easton Court railway station

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Easton Court
General information
Location Little Hereford, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°18′32″N2°39′13″W / 52.3090°N 2.6537°W / 52.3090; -2.6537 Coordinates: 52°18′32″N2°39′13″W / 52.3090°N 2.6537°W / 52.3090; -2.6537
Grid reference SO555680
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Tenbury Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1861Opened
1862Closed
1865Reopened
1961Closed

Easton Court railway station was a station in Little Hereford, Herefordshire, England. The station opened on 1 August 1861 as the only intermediate stop on the Tenbury Railway. [1] It was removed from the passenger timetable in October 1862 due to a lack of traffic. [2] Following the opening of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway on 13 August 1864, which completed the line from Woofferton to Bewdley, Easton Court re-opened in April 1865.

The station appeared in some timetables as "Easton Court for Little Hereford". It closed on 31 July 1961, [3] the same date as the closure of the former Tenbury Railway.

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References

  1. Beddoes, Keith; Smith, William H. (1995). The Tenbury & Bewdley Railway. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications Ltd. p. 14. ISBN   1-874103-27-5.
  2. Beddoes and Smith, p.24.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Woofferton
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Tenbury Railway
  Tenbury Wells
Line and station closed