Cressage railway station explained

Cressage
Status:Disused
Borough:Cressage, Shropshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.6357°N -2.6056°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:West Midland Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Events:Opened
Years1:1898
Events1:Additional platform added
Events2:Closed

Cressage railway station was a stop on the Severn Valley Railway; it served the village of Cressage in Shropshire, England.

History

The station opened on 1 February 1862, with a single platform and a siding.[1] By 1898, it had acquired an additional platform along with a signal box; the sidings had been expanded.

The station was listed in the Beeching Report as a "passenger station already under consideration for closure before the formulation of the report."[2] It closed on 9 September 1963.

The site today

The station building is now a private residence and has been extended.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 71 .
  2. Book: Beeching, Richard . Richard Beeching

    . Richard Beeching . The Reshaping of British Railways Part 1: Report . 7 December 2009 . 27 March 1963 . . London . 131 .