Vowchurch railway station

Vowchurch railway station was a railway station on the Golden Valley Railway line between Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye. It served the village of Vowchurch in Herefordshire, England, from 1881. The station closed and re-opened three times before the line's closure to passenger services in 1941.

Vowchurch
General information
LocationVowchurch, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates52°01′18″N 2°55′59″W / 52.0216°N 2.9331°W / 52.0216; -2.9331
Grid referenceSO359363
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGolden Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1881Opened
22 October 1883Closed
17 November 1883Reopened
2 July 1885Closed
19 August 1885Reopened
20 April 1898Closed
1 May 1901Reopened
15 December 1941Closed

The station comprised a single platform adjacent to the road and level crossing. To the west there was a goods yard which was particularly used for shipping timber. Construction materials for RAF Madley were brought through the yard during World War II.[1][2] Goods services continued on the line until 1949.

References

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Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 70-72. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Peterchurch
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Golden Valley Railway
  Bacton
Line and station closed
Golden Valley Railway
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hay-on-Wye
 
 
 
Clifford
 
Greens Siding
 
Westbrook
 
Dorstone
 
Peterchurch
 
Vowchurch
 
Bacton
 
Abbeydore
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Pontrilas