Park Hall Halt railway station explained

Park Hall Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Oswestry, Shropshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.8826°N -3.0378°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:5 July 1926
Events:Opened[1]
Years1:7 November 1966
Events1:Closed

Park Hall Halt railway station was a station near Oswestry, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 5 July 1926 to serve the adjoining Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital near Gobowen, and closed on 7 November 1966.

In March 2021, the then North Shropshire MP Owen Paterson visited the site of the former Park Hall Halt, following initial discussions with Cambrian Heritage Railways regarding reopening the Oswestry to Gobowen line. He stated that the restoration of the short ½-mile section between Gobowen and Park Halt would be “unbelievably easy” to achieve, given that "You can still see the platform, the bridge looks in good order and all the track is even there."[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Station Name: Park Hall Halt. Disused Stations. 27 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Transport minster urged to get Shropshire line back on track. March 15, 2021. Translogistics.