Cressage railway station
Cressage | |||||
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 Remains of the station in 1983 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Cressage, Shropshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°38′09″N 2°36′20″W / 52.6357°N 2.6056°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ590044 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | West Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 February 1862 | Opened | ||||
| 1898 | Additional platform added | ||||
| 9 September 1963 | Closed | ||||
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Cressage railway station was a stop on the Severn Valley Railway; it served the village of Cressage in Shropshire, England.
History
The station opened on 1 February 1862, with a single platform and a siding.[1] By 1898, it had acquired an additional platform along with a signal box; the sidings had been expanded.
The station was listed in the Beeching Report as a "passenger station already under consideration for closure before the formulation of the report."[2] It closed on 9 September 1963.[1]
The site today
The station building is now a private residence and has been extended.
References
- ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Beeching, Richard (27 March 1963). The Reshaping of British Railways Part 1: Report. London: HMSO. p. 131. Retrieved 7 December 2009.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 102-105. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cound Halt Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Severn Valley Railway | Buildwas Line and station closed |