Coleford railway station (Severn and Wye Railway) explained

Coleford (Severn and Wye Railway)
Status:Disused
Borough:Coleford, Forest of Dean
Country:England
Coordinates:51.7917°N -2.6152°W
Platforms:1
Original:Severn and Wye Railway/Great Western Railway joint
Pregroup:S&WR/GWR joint
Postgroup:S&WR/GWR joint
Events:Station opened
Events1:Station closed to passengers
Years2:1967

Coleford (Severn and Wye) railway station is one of two former stations that served the town of Coleford, Gloucestershire, England. The station was the northern terminus of the former Severn and Wye Railway.

The station opened in 1879[1] and was closed in 1924 to passengers due to lack of passenger use. The line remained in use for goods traffic until the line was closed from Whitecliff Quarry to Coleford in 1967.

Traces of the station have vanished under a car park but the trackbed is now a cycle track from Coleford to Parkend. The former Great Western Railway station has also vanished under a car park but the former goods shed now hosts a railway museum dedicated to the former railway lines around Coleford and the wider Forest of Dean.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Coleford, Severn and Wye/Dean Forest Railway Stations . Railways of the Forest of Dean . Richard . Kyte.
  2. Web site: Railway memories . Coleford Town.