Hanwood railway station
Hanwood railway station was a station in Hanwood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed in 1960.[1]
| Hanwood | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Hanwood |
| Area | Shropshire |
| Coordinates | 52.6815°N 2.8284°W |
| Grid reference | SJ440096 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
| Pre-grouping | LNWR & GWR joint |
| Post-grouping | LMS & GWR joint |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1861 | Opened[1] |
| 1960 | Closed for passengers[1] |
| 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 | |
Proposed reopening
In 2015, the Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association released an aims document that mentions the possibility of reopening the station. Along with Bow Street and Carno stations.[2]
gollark: An ecosystem of competing backups of things would be *interesting*.
gollark: I think you would mostly want to move it onto an electronic system as fast as possible to avoid any weirdness.
gollark: Random, but okay?
gollark: Oh, right.
gollark: Unless you make the thing produce spores somehow?
References
- "Stations". Shropshire History. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- http://www.sarpa.info/aims.html
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 22-24. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yockleton Line open, station closed |
LNWR & GWR joint Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
Shrewsbury Line and station open | ||
| Plealey Road Line and station closed |
LNWR & GWR joint Minsterley branch line |
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