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ashperton+halt+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°03′34″N 2°30′40″W / 52.0594°N 2.5110°W / 52.0594; -2.5110
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Ashperton
General information
Location Ashperton, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°03′34″N 2°30′40″W / 52.0594°N 2.5110°W / 52.0594; -2.5110
Grid reference SO650402
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Worcester and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
13 September 1861Station opens as Ashperton
2 November 1964Station renamed Ashperton Halt
5 April 1965Station closed

Ashperton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashperton in Herefordshire, England. It was located on what is now known as the Cotswold Line.

History

Opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway, it became part of the West Midland Railway then was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Stoke Edith   Great Western Railway
Worcester and Hereford Railway
  Ledbury

The site today

Trains on the Cotswold Line pass the site. Geograph [1]

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN  978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC  228266687.

Further reading



ashperton+halt+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°03′34″N 2°30′40″W / 52.0594°N 2.5110°W / 52.0594; -2.5110
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ashperton
General information
Location Ashperton, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates 52°03′34″N 2°30′40″W / 52.0594°N 2.5110°W / 52.0594; -2.5110
Grid reference SO650402
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Worcester and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
13 September 1861Station opens as Ashperton
2 November 1964Station renamed Ashperton Halt
5 April 1965Station closed

Ashperton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashperton in Herefordshire, England. It was located on what is now known as the Cotswold Line.

History

Opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway, it became part of the West Midland Railway then was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Stoke Edith   Great Western Railway
Worcester and Hereford Railway
  Ledbury

The site today

Trains on the Cotswold Line pass the site. Geograph [1]

References

  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN  978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC  60251199. OL  11956311M.
  • Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN  978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC  228266687.

Further reading



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