Coalport East railway station explained

Coalport East
Status:Disused
Borough:Coalport
Country:England
Coordinates:52.6164°N -2.4416°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Pregroup:London and North Western Railway
Postgroup:London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Events:Opened as Coalport
Years1:?
Events1:Renamed Coalport East
Events2:Closed for passengers
Years3:1960
Events3:closed for freight

Coalport East was a London and North Western Railway station at Coalport, situated on the north bank of the River Severn. It formed the terminus of the Coalport Branch Line which ran from Hadley Junction near Oakengates on the LNWR Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.

History

The station was originally named ‘Coalport’ at opening on 10 June 1861. It was later renamed ‘Coalport East’ to avoid confusion with the Severn Valley Railway Coalport station which opened on the opposite bank of the river Severn in 1862.

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1939.[1]

Coalport East closed to passengers on 2 June 1952, and to freight traffic in 1960.[2]

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: McRae, Andrew. British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region) . Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One) . Foxline . 1997 . 1-870119-48-7. 22.
  2. The Railway Magazine . January 1960 . 64 . B.W.C. . Cooke . Tothill Press . Westminster . 717 . 107 . Notes and News . Coalport Freight Line Closed .