PhotosLocation


stanwardine+halt+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stanwardine Halt
General information
Location Stanwardine-in-the-Fields, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704
Grid reference SJ413241
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
27 February 1933Station opens
12 September 1960Station closed [1]

Stanwardine Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. It was opened in the 1930s as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains on the site. [2]

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Stanwardine Halt, only local services. No freight or parcels traffic was handled here.[ citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN  0-905466-19-5
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Stanwardine Halt".

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Baschurch   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
  Haughton Halt

stanwardine+halt+railway+station Latitude and Longitude:

52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stanwardine Halt
General information
Location Stanwardine-in-the-Fields, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704
Grid reference SJ413241
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
27 February 1933Station opens
12 September 1960Station closed [1]

Stanwardine Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. It was opened in the 1930s as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains on the site. [2]

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Stanwardine Halt, only local services. No freight or parcels traffic was handled here.[ citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN  0-905466-19-5
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Stanwardine Halt".

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Baschurch   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
  Haughton Halt

Videos

Youtube | Vimeo | Bing

Websites

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Encyclopedia

Google | Yahoo | Bing

Facebook