Tidenham railway station

Tidenham Station was the station for the village of Tidenham on the former Wye Valley Railway in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, England. It was opened in 1876 during the construction of the line and closed on 5 January 1959 following the closure of the line to passenger services.[1] The next station on the line was Netherhope Halt.

Tidenham Station
General information
LocationTidenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWye Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
November 1876Station opened
1 January 1917Station closed to passengers
1 February 1918Station re-opened
5 January 1959Station closed for passengers
Wye Valley Railway
Monmouth Troy
Wyesham Halt
Wyesham Junction
Redbrook on Wye
Penallt Halt
Whitebrook Halt
St Briavels
Llandogo Halt
Brockweir Halt
Tintern
River Wye
Monmouthshire
Gloucestershire
Tintern tunnel
182 yd
166 m
Tidenham tunnel
1190 yd
1088 m
Netherhope Halt
Tidenham
Wye Valley Junction
Tutshill for Beachley Halt
Chepstow East
Chepstow

History

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Tidenham Station was the first station after Wye Valley Junction on the Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in November 1876 as one of the four main stations on the line, the others being Tintern, St. Briavels and Redbrook on Wye. It consisted of a loop, signal box, platform and station building.

Tidenham Station became the first station to close on the line on 1 January 1917; this was a wartime measure to release staff and the station was re-opened on 1 February 1918.

The station closed completely in 1959 due to the withdrawal of passenger services on the line. It was converted into a loading bay for the nearby Dayhouse Quarry and was used until c. 1990. It was the last section to be closed on the Wye Valley Railway.[1]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tutshill for Beachley Halt   British Railways
Wye Valley Railway
  Netherhope Halt

References

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  1. ^ a b B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch, 1982, ISBN 0-85361-530-6

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