Ashperton railway station explained

Ashperton
Status:Disused
Borough:Ashperton, Herefordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.0594°N -2.511°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Worcester and Hereford Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:13 September 1861
Events:Station opens as Ashperton
Years1:2 November 1964
Events1:Station renamed Ashperton Halt
Years2:5 April 1965
Events2:Station closed

Ashperton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashperton in Herefordshire, England. It was located on what is now known as the Cotswold Line.

History

Opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway, it became part of the West Midland Railway then was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railwayson nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

The site today

Trains on the Cotswold Line pass the site. Geograph https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/948657

Further reading