Dinmore railway station (England) explained

Dinmore
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Dinmore, Herefordshire
Country:	England
Coordinates:	52.1556°N -2.714°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	2
Original:	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pregroup:	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Postgroup:	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Events:	Station opened
Events1:	Station closed

Dinmore railway station served the villages of Bodenham and Hope under Dinmore, Herefordshire, England between 1853 and 1958.

History

The main line of the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway was authorised in 1846, and opened in two stages. The second section, between and, opened on 6 December 1853, and one of the original stations on that stretch was named Dinmore.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was just to the south of Dinmore Tunnel,^[4] which passes under Dinmore Hill.

Dinmore station closed on 9 June 1958, but the line remains open as part of the Welsh Marches Line.

Further reading

• Book: Ludlow to Hereford. Vic. Mitchell. Keith. Smith. figs. 40-42. Middleton Press. 2007. 9781906008147. 258060509.

External links

• Dinmore Station on navigable 1952 O.S. map

Notes and References

1. Book: MacDermot, E.T. . History of the Great Western Railway, vol. I: 1833-1863 . 1927 . . Paddington . 434–5 .
2. Book: Casserley, H.C. . Britain's Joint Lines . April 1968 . . Shepperton . 0-7110-0024-7 . 469 CEX 468 . 128 .
3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 79 .
4. Book: Conolly, W. Philip . British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer . 5th . January 1976 . . Shepperton . 0-7110-0320-3 . EX/0176 . p. 9, section B1 .