Stourport-on-Severn railway station
Stourport-on-Severn railway station was the main station in Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, England.
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| General information | |
| Location | Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire England |
| Coordinates | 52°20′42″N 2°16′27″W / 52.3449°N 2.2743°W |
| Grid reference | SO814718 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Severn Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1862 | Opened[1] |
| 1934 | Renamed Stourport-on-Severn |
| 1970 | Closed[1] |
The station, originally named 'Stourport', opened on 1 February 1862 as part of the Severn Valley Railway. It had two platforms and a passing loop from opening.[2] It was renamed Stourport-on-Severn in October 1934, possibly to avoid confusion with the nearby town of Stourbridge.[3]
The station closed when passenger services between Hartlebury and Bewdley were withdrawn on 5 January 1970. Although the line to Hartlebury remained open to coal traffic to the former Stourport Power Station until 1982 when it was closed after closure of the power station.[4]
The site is now occupied by housing development although there is a footpath on the former line to Hartlebury and towards the former Stourport Power Station. The trackbed towards Bewdley is now hemmed in by modern development but it is still traceable on some maps.
References
edit- ^ a b "Stourport-on-Severn Station". Historic England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 121. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 89. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.
- ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 164. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 4-8. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Burlish Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Severn Valley Railway |
Hartlebury Line closed- station open |
External links
edit- "Bewdley to Hartlebury Junction Disused Railway". Shropshire Railways, YouTube video.
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