Abbeydore railway station
Abbeydore railway station was a station in Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, England. It was located on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye. The area is known as the Golden Valley.
Abbeydore | |
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Location of the former station (1994) | |
Location | |
Place | Abbey Dore |
Area | Herefordshire |
Coordinates | 51.9721°N 2.8973°W |
Grid reference | SO383308 |
Operations | |
Original company | Golden Valley Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1 September 1881 | Station opens |
22 October 1883 | Station closes |
17 November 1883 | Station reopens |
2 July 1885 | Station closes |
19 August 1885 | Station reopens |
20 April 1898 | Station closes |
1 May 1901 | Station reopens |
15 December 1941 | Station closes |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
History
Opened by the Golden Valley Railway in 1881, the station closed and reopened three times in the next twenty years. It closed for the last time in 1941.
Just south before the station, via a level crossing, was the railway access point for the MoD's Elm Bridge Munitions Depot.
In 1901, traces of the Roman road which passed from Wroxeter to Abergavenny were found at the station.[1]
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References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
- Abbeydore station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 61-67. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Bacton Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Golden Valley Railway |
Pontrilas Line open, station closed |
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