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]
Harton Road | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°29′58″N 2°45′43″W / 52.4995°N 2.7620°W |
| Grid reference | SO483893 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 16 December 1867 | Opened[1] |
| 31 December 1951 | Closed[1] |
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
edit- ^ a b c "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ 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
edit- 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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