Fernhill Heath railway station

Fernhill Heath
Fernhill Heath
	The site of the former station
General information
Location	Fernhill Heath; England
Coordinates	52°13′53″N 2°11′31″W / 52.2315°N 2.1920°W
Grid reference	SO870592
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
18 February 1852	Opened as Fearnall Heath
1 July 1883	Renamed Fernhill Heath
5 April 1965	Closed

Fernhill Heath railway station was an intermediate railway station on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway between Worcester (Tunnel Junction) and Droitwich Spa.

History

The original station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway on 18 February 1852; at first named Fearnall Heath, it was renamed Fernhill Heath on 1 July 1883.^[1]

The station was closed on 5 April 1965^[1] due to the Beeching cuts, and little remains of the station. The footbridge was added in the early 1970s and was not part of the original station which operated a walk over crossing only.

In a document by Transport for West Midlands it was proposed that the station could reopen to passengers as a 'long-term' option.^[2]^{[failed verification]}

References

^ ^a ^b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 95, 96. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 November 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Fernhill Heath railway station

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