Tidenham railway station

Tidenham Station was the station for the village of Tidenham on the former Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in 1876 during the construction of the line and closed on 5 January 1959 following the closure of the line to passenger services.[1] The next station on the line was Netherhope Halt.

Tidenham Station
Location
PlaceTidenham
AreaForest of Dean
Operations
Original companyWye Valley Railway.
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
History
November 1876Station opened
January 1959Station closed to passengers
c. 1990Last train to Dayhouse Quarry leaves
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
Wye Valley Railway
Monmouth Troy
Wyesham Halt
Wyesham Junction
for Coleford Railway
Monmouthshire, Wales
Gloucestershire, England
Redbrook on Wye
Gloucestershire
Monmouthshire
Penallt Halt
Whitebrook Halt
St Briavels
Llandogo Halt
Brockweir Halt
Tintern
Monmouthshire
Gloucestershire
Tintern tunnel
182 yd
166 m
Tidenham tunnel
1190 yd
1088 m
Netherhope Halt
Tidenham
Wye Valley Junction
Tutshill for Beachley Halt
Chepstow East
Gloucestershire
Monmouthshire
 Chepstow

History

Tidenham Station was the first station after Wye Valley Junction on the Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in November 1876 as one of the four main stations on the line, the others being Tintern, St. Briavels and Redbrook on Wye. It consisted of a loop, signal box, platform and station building.

Tidenham Station became the first station to close on the line on 1 January 1917, this was a wartime measure to release staff and the station was re-opened on 1 February 1918.

The station closed completely in 1959 due to the withdrawal of passenger services on the line. It was converted into a loading bay for the nearby Dayhouse Quarry and was used until c. 1990. It was the last section to be closed on the Wye Valley Railway.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tutshill Halt   British Railways
Wye Valley Railway		   Netherhope Halt
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References
  1. B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch, 1982, ISBN 0-85361-530-6


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