Welshampton railway station

Disused railway station in Shropshire, England

52°54′55″N 2°50′05″W / 52.9154°N 2.8347°W / 52.9154; -2.8347Grid referenceSJ439357Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyOswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch RailwayPre-groupingCambrian RailwaysPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates4 May 1863Opened[1]18 January 1965Closed[1]

Welshampton railway station was a station in Welshampton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863 and closed on 18 January 1965.[1]

The station's facilities and single platform were located on the north side, despite this being further from both Welshampton and the nearest road.[2]

See also

  • Welshampton rail crash

References

  1. ^ a b c "Station Name: Welshampton". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ "View map: Shropshire VI.16 (Bettisfield; Ellesmere Rural; Welshampton) - Ordnance Survey 25 inch England and Wales, 1841-1952".

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Oswestry to Whitchurch. Middleton Press. figs. 36-41. ISBN 9781906008819. OCLC 751631667.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ellesmere
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway 		  Bettisfield
Line and station closed
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