Walcot railway station explained

Walcot
Status:	Disused
Borough:	Walcot, Shropshire
Country:	England
Coordinates:	52.7032°N -2.6021°W
Grid Name:	Grid reference
Platforms:	2
Original:	Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway
Pregroup:	LNWR and GWR joint
Postgroup:	LMS and GWR joint
Years:	1 June 1849
Events:	Opened^[1]
Years1:	7 September 1964
Events1:	Closed

Walcot railway station was a station in Walcot, Shropshire, England. The station was sited on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury line west of and opened on 1 June 1849. It closed on 7 September 1964,^[2] along with the other intermediate stations on this stretch of line.The station was demolished after closure and no trace now remains.

Further reading

• Book: Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Vic. Mitchell. Keith. Smith. figs. 105-106. Middleton Press. 2009. 9781906008444. 286385795.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Station Name: Walcot. Disused Stations. 28 February 2017.
2. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 438. 931112387.