Kington railway station explained

Kington
Status:Disused
Borough:Kington, Herefordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.2072°N -3.0195°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Original:Kington and Eardisley Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:20 August 1857
Events:first station opened
Years1:1875
Events1:Resited [1]
Years2:7 February 1955
Events2:Closed to passengers[2]
Years3:1964
Events3:Closed completely

Kington railway station was a station in Kington, Herefordshire, England. Replacing an earlier terminus station which had been opened in 1857,[3] the station was opened in 1875 and closed in 1964. The final passenger service had been on 5 February 1955, and passenger services were withdrawn two days later.

The 1857 station building can still be seen on what is now the Hatton Gardens Industrial Estate.

A model of the station, as it appeared in the mid-1940s, may be viewed at the nearby Kington Museum.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kington Station. Historic England. 21 March 2017.
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 81
  3. Web site: Kington Old Station. Historic England. 21 March 2017.
  4. Web site: Kington's Railway . . 5 July 2018.