Ledbury Town Halt railway station

Ledbury Town Halt was one of two stations serving the town of Ledbury. It was situated at the junction of Bridge Street and Bye Street, just to the north of the point where Bridge Street crossed the line.[2] It was opened in 1885 by the Ledbury and Gloucester Railway and closed in 1959 when the line was closed to passengers.[1]

Ledbury Town Halt
Site of Ledbury Town Halt, now part of the Town Trail footpath
Location
Place	Ledbury
Area	Herefordshire
Coordinates	52.0376°N 2.4275°W / 52.0376; -2.4275
Grid reference	SO707377
Operations
Original company	Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
History
27 July 1885	Opened[1]
11 July 1959	Closed to passengers[1]
13 July 1959	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

Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
For canal icons used below, please refer to waterways legend instead. Cotswold Line Ledbury Ledbury Tunnel Hereford Road Skew Bridge Ledbury Town Halt A449 River Leadon Greenway Halt Preston Brook B4215 Dymock Four Oaks Halt Ell Brook Newent B4215 Malswick Halt B4215 Barbers Bridge Gloucester–Newport line Over Junction River Severn Alney Island Gloucester Docks branch River Severn Gloucester and Sharpness Canal Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester Central Gloucester Eastgate Tuffley Loop Cross Country Route to Bristol Cross Country Route to Birmingham

The station site can be accessed by the public as part of the Ledbury Town Trail, a footpath which uses part of the old railway line.[3]

References

1. Sharples, Barry. "Ledbury Transport History: 1. The Hereford and Gloucester Canal". Retrieved 2 February 2010.
2. "Ledbury - Photos by D. J. Norton". Retrieved 7 November 2010.
3. "Walk #652: Ledbury to Hereford". Retrieved 7 November 2010.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 80-81. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Greenway Halt		Ledbury and Gloucester Railway Great Western Railway		Ledbury