Woofferton railway station explained

Woofferton
Status:Disused
Borough:Woofferton, Shropshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.3111°N -2.7136°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:3
Original:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pregroup:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Postgroup:Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Events:Station opened
Events1:Station closed

Woofferton was a railway station and junction near Woofferton, Shropshire, England. It was where the Tenbury Railway joined the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&HR).

History

The station opened on 6 December 1853, as part of the southern extension of the S&HR from to . It became a junction station in August 1861, when the Tenbury Railway (operated by the S&HR) opened a five-mile branch line.

In August 1864, the Great Western Railway-operated Tenbury and Bewdley Railway opened, completing the Wyre Forest Line to . In 1889, a bay platform, known as the Back Platform, was added to serve the Wyre Forest Line; this was accessed via two diamond crossings in the main lines and continued in use until being removed in 1957.[1]

The station closed on 31 July 1961,[2] the same date as the closure of the former Tenbury Railway.

The site today

The line through the station, the Welsh Marches Line, remains in use.

References

  1. Book: Branch Lines around Cleobury Mortimer . Vic . Mitchell . Keith . Smith . figs. 2-3 . Middleton Press . 2007 . 9781906008185 . 176923876.
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 255 .

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