Little Stretton Halt railway station explained

Little Stretton
Status:Disused
Borough:Little Stretton, Shropshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.522°N -2.818°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Railway
Postgroup:Shrewsbury and Hereford Joint Railway
Years:18 April 1935
Events:Station opened
Years2:4 January 1943
Events2:Station closed
Years3:6 May 1946
Events3:Station reopened
Years4:9 June 1958
Events4:Station closed

Little Stretton Halt was a minor railway station on the Welsh Marches Line between Craven Arms and Church Stretton in Shropshire, England.

History

Opened by the independent Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway in 1852–53, the line through Little Stretton became the joint property of the Great Western Railway and the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) in 1870; the LNWR interest passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. Little Stretton Halt was opened on that line on 18 April 1935; it closed temporarily between 4 January 1943 and 6 May 1946. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was closed by the British Transport Commission on 9 June 1958.

The site today

Trains continue to run on the Welsh Marches Line. Nothing remains of the halt. The nearest station to Little Stretton is now at Church Stretton, a mile to the north.

See also

References

. Christopher Awdry . Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies . 1990 . Guild Publishing . London . CN 8983 .