Cound Halt railway station

Cound Halt was an unstaffed railway station on the Severn Valley line in Shropshire, England. It opened on 4 August 1934 and although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report.

Cound Halt
Location
PlaceCound
AreaShropshire
Coordinates52.6416°N 2.6360°W / 52.6416; -2.6360
Grid referenceSJ570050
Operations
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
History
4 August 1934 (1934-08-04)Opened
9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)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

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 106-108. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Berrington
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway
  Cressage
Line and station closed


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