Dorrington railway station

Former railway station in Shropshire, England

52°37′30″N 2°46′15″W / 52.6249°N 2.7707°W / 52.6249; -2.7707Grid referenceSJ478033Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyShrewsbury and Hereford RailwayPre-groupingLNWR and GWR jointPost-groupingLMS and GWR jointKey dates21 April 1852Opened[1]9 June 1958Closed[1][2]

Dorrington railway station was a station in Dorrington, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1852 and closed in 1958.[1]

On the site of the station's goods yard, which is located just to the east of the village, is now an oil depot and a plant hire depot.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 157. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Middleton Press. figs. 26-31. ISBN 9781906008215. OCLC 520487698.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Condover
Line open, station closed 		  LNWR and GWR joint
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway 		  Leebotwood
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