Harton Road railway station

Harton Road railway station was a station in Eaton-under-Heywood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1867 and closed in 1951.[1]

Harton Road
Location
Place	Eaton-under-Heywood
Area	Shropshire
Coordinates	52.4995°N 2.7620°W / 52.4995; -2.7620
Grid reference	SO483893
Operations
Original company	Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
History
1867	Opened[1]
1951	Closed[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

When it originally opened the station was named Harton with the suffix 'Road' added in 1881 There was originally a signal box at the far west end of the platform and this was replaced in 1904 with a ground frame to control the goods loop that could hold seven wagons. Following the closure of the station the ground frame remained in use as the line was used for wagon storage, This was followed in December 1955 by a reduction in the storage length to half a mile

The station was nearly half a mile from Harton. The station is now a private residence.

References

1. "Stations". Shropshire History. Retrieved 16 March 2017.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 10-14. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Craven Arms and Stokesay Line and station open		Great Western Railway Wellington to Craven Arms Railway		Rushbury Line and station closed