Holme Lacy railway station
Holme Lacy railway station is a disused wood built railway station that served the village of Holme Lacy in Herefordshire. One of the original two stations between Hereford and Ross, along with Fawley, Holme Lacy opened with the line on 1 June 1855 it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Hereford. The platform remains and the station building has been demolished to foundation level.
The rusting railings on the disused platform in 2006.
Another view of the platform, again in 2006.
| Holme Lacy | |
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The overgrown platform in 2006. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Holme Lacy |
| Area | Herefordshire |
| Coordinates | 52.0168°N 2.6518°W |
| Grid reference | SO552356 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 June 1855 | Station opens |
| 2 November 1964 | 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 | |
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Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 9-12. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
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External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Ballingham | Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway British Railways |
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