Hanwood railway station

Hanwood
General information
LocationHanwood, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°40′53″N 2°49′42″W / 52.6815°N 2.8284°W / 52.6815; -2.8284
Grid referenceSJ440096
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyShrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Pre-groupingLNWR & GWR joint
Post-groupingLMS & GWR joint
Key dates
1861Opened[1]
1960Closed for passengers[1]

Hanwood railway station was a station in Hanwood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed to passengers in 1960,[1] and to goods traffic in 1964.[2]

Proposed reopening

In 2015, the Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association released an aims document that mentions the possibility of reopening the station, along with Bow Street and Carno stations.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. ^ Great Hanwood 'Through all its changing scenes'. Great Hanwood Jigsaw Group. 1991. p. 20.
  3. ^ "Aims and Objectives of the Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passengers Association".

Further reading


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Yockleton
Line open, station closed 		  LNWR & GWR joint
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway 		  Shrewsbury
Line and station open
Plealey Road
Line and station closed 		  LNWR & GWR joint
Minsterley branch line 		 


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