Harton Road railway station

Harton Road
General information
LocationEaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°29′58″N 2°45′43″W / 52.4995°N 2.7620°W / 52.4995; -2.7620
Grid referenceSO483893
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
16 December 1867Opened[1]
31 December 1951Closed[1]

Harton Road railway station was a station in Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1867 and closed in 1951.[1][2]

When it originally opened the station was named Harton with the suffix 'Road' added in 1881 There was originally a signal box at the far west end of the platform and this was replaced in 1904 with a ground frame to control the goods loop that could hold seven wagons. Following the closure of the station the ground frame remained in use as the line was used for wagon storage, This was followed in December 1955 by a reduction in the storage length to half a mile

The station was nearly half a mile from Harton. The station is now a private residence.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 216. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 10-14. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.
  • Knowles, Adrian (2022). The Wellington, Much Wenlock and Craven Arms Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781911038993.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Craven Arms and Stokesay
Line closed, station open 		  Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway 		  Rushbury
Line and station closed


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