Leaton railway station

Leaton railway station was a minor station located about six miles north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. It was at the top of the long climb up Hencote bank out of Shrewsbury. The station opened on 12 October 1848 and closed on 12 September 1960.[2] The station building (now a private house) can still be seen on the north side of the adjacent Leaton level crossing on the east side of the line.

Leaton
Location
PlaceLeaton
AreaShropshire
Coordinates52.7638°N 2.7811°W / 52.7638; -2.7811
Grid referenceSJ472187
Operations
Original companyShrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
12 October 1848Station opens
12 September 1960Closed to passengers
15 Mar 1965Closed to goods [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

Historical Services

Express trains did not call at Leaton, only local services.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P & L, and there was no crane.[3]

References
  1. Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 140. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission

Neighbouring stations
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Shrewsbury   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line		   Oldwoods Halt

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Shrewsbury to Chester. Middleton Press. figs. 13-14. ISBN 9781906008703. OCLC 495274299.


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