Compton Halt railway station
Compton Halt was a small single platform halt on the Wombourne Branch Line. It was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1925 and closed in 1932. Poor patronage was a factor in the closure of the line and Compton Halt's existence was similarly blighted.
| Compton Halt | |
|---|---|
 Site of Compton Halt, only the platform remains | |
| Location | |
| Place | Compton |
| Area | Wolverhampton |
| Coordinates | 52.5861°N 2.1739°W |
| Grid reference | SO883987 |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1925 | Station opened |
| 1932 | Station closed |
| 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 | |
Only the platform remains but is heavily overgrown and is partly decayed. The halt is now part of the South Staffordshire Railway Walk.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tettenhall | Great Western Railway "The Wombourne Branch" (1925-1932) |
Penn Halt |
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2009). Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. fig. 40. ISBN 9781906008444. OCLC 286385795.
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