Coalbrookdale railway station

Disused railway station in Shropshire, England

52°38′01″N 2°29′32″W / 52.6336°N 2.4923°W / 52.6336; -2.4923Grid referenceSJ667040Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWellington and Severn Junction RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 November 1864Opened23 July 1962[1][2]Closed

Coalbrookdale railway station is a disused station at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. The station was situated on the now mothballed freight-only line between Buildwas Junction and Lightmoor Junction. The station buildings are now used by the Green Wood Centre.[3]

Coalbrookdale railway station in July 2009

The Telford Steam Railway has aspirations to take possession of the up track passing through the station as part of its southern extension.

The station building at Longville (another station on the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway) was a similar but reduced version of that at Coalbookdale.

Coalbrookdale railway station is a waypoint on the South Telford Heritage Trail.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 130. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ "Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 67-72. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.
  • Knowles, Adrian (2022). The Wellington, Much Wenlock and Craven Arms Railway. Lydney: Lightmoor Press. ISBN 9781911038993.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Buildwas
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway 		  Green Bank Halt
Line open, station closed
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