Coalbrookdale railway station explained

Coalbrookdale
Status:Disused
Borough:Coalbrookdale, Shropshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.6336°N -2.4923°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Wellington and Severn Junction Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:1 November 1864
Events:Opened
Years2:23 July 1962[1] [2]
Events2:Closed

Coalbrookdale railway station is a disused station at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. The station was situated on the now mothballed freight-only line between Buildwas Junction and Lightmoor Junction. The station buildings are now used by the Green Wood Centre.[3] The Telford Steam Railway has aspirations to take possession of the up track passing through the station as part of its southern extension.

The station building at Longville (another station on the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway) was a similar but reduced version of that at Coalbookdale.

Coalbrookdale railway station is a waypoint on the South Telford Heritage Trail.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 130. 931112387.
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J.. The Directory of Railway Stations. 1995. Patrick Stephens Ltd. Yeovil. 1-85260-508-1. R508. 64.
  3. Web site: Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale . 27 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724045746/http://www.greenwoodcentre.org.uk/ . 24 July 2011 . dead .