Ellesmere railway station explained

Ellesmere
Status:Disused
Borough:Ellesmere, Shropshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.9094°N -2.8997°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
Pregroup:Cambrian Railways
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:4 May 1863
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:18 January 1965
Events1:Closed to passengers
Years2:29 March 1965
Events2:Closed

Ellesmere railway station is a disused station in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863, closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 and closed completely on 29 March 1965.

Station site today and possible developments

The site of the former station has been swept away including the trackbed to Wrexham and Oswestry by modern housing and redevelopments which are now on all the former sidings, goods yard, and trackbed. The station building survives and is a Grade II listed building,[2] albeit derelict and disused. The former station drive serves as an access road to an industrial estate north of the station site.

In 2018, there were plans to redevelop the site from houses and station building into flats but this has caused opposition due to the problems with the main roads as well as likely causing traffic congestion.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Ellesmere. Disused Stations. 27 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Former Ellesmere Railway Station. Historic England. 21 December 2018.