Weston under Penyard Halt railway station
Weston under Penyard Halt railway station is a disused wood built railway station that served the village of Weston under Penyard in Herefordshire on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. Opened in 1929 to compete with local road transport[1] it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. Nothing remains of the station.[2]
| Weston under Penyard Halt | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Weston under Penyard |
| Area | Hereford and Worcester |
| Coordinates | 51.9089°N 2.5355°W |
| Grid reference | SO632235 |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 2 December 1929 | 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 | |
References
- Smith, WH (1998) Herefordshire Railways Book, Sutton Publishing P25
- Cross, AG (1982) Old Industrial Sites in Wyedean, Self Published P106
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 44-45. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitcheldean Road | Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway British Railways |
Ross-on-Wye |
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