Almeley railway station

Almeley
Almeley station prior to renovation
General information
LocationAlmeley, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates52°09′31″N 2°58′56″W / 52.1587°N 2.9822°W / 52.1587; -2.9822
Grid referenceSO329516
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKington and Eardisley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 August 1874Station opened
1 January 1917Station closed
11 December 1922Station reopened
1 July 1940Station closed

Almeley railway station was a railway station on the line from Kington to Eardisley in the English county of Herefordshire.

History

Opened on the Kington and Eardisley Railway, operated from the outset by the Great Western Railway, the station closed during the Second World War.

The site today

The station building, which was used for many years as a cattle shed, has been converted into a private residential property, and featured in a 2024 episode of the BBC television series Escape to the Country.[1] The platform still exists as part of the renovated property.


Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Lyonshall
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Kington and Eardisley Railway
  Eardisley
Line and station closed

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
  • Kington to Eardisley Line

Further reading

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