Porthywaen Halt railway station

Former railway station in Porth-y-waen, Shropshire, England

52°48′39″N 3°04′57″W / 52.8107°N 3.0826°W / 52.8107; -3.0826Grid referenceSJ270242Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyTanat Valley Light RailwayPre-groupingCambrian RailwaysPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates6 January 1904Opened15 January 1951Closed

Porthywaen Halt railway station was a station in Porth-y-waen, Shropshire, England, on the Tanat Valley Railway and the Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway. The station opened in 1904 and closed in 1951.[1][2] The short platform had a shelter and there was also signal box at the east end which controlled access to the quarry branches. Cambrian Heritage Railways has plans to re-open the station as part of its aim of reopening the line from Gobowen to Blodwel. The platform is still extant.

References

  1. ^ 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. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 349. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Branch Lines around Oswestry. Middleton Press. figs. 64-70. ISBN 9781906008604. OCLC 931221159.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Blodwell Junction
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Tanat Valley Light Railway 		  Oswestry
Line and station closed
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