Dorstone railway station
Dorstone | |||||
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![]() The site of the station in 1994 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Dorstone, Herefordshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°04′17″N 2°59′51″W / 52.0713°N 2.9976°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SO317419 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Golden Valley Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 September 1881 | Opened[1] | ||||
| 8 December 1941 | Closed to passengers[1][2] | ||||
| 1953 | Closed[1] | ||||
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Dorstone railway station was a station in Dorstone, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened in 1881, closed to passengers in 1941 and closed completely in 1953.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "Dorstone Station". Historic England. Archived from the original on 22 March 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 157. OCLC 931112387.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 78-82. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
- For images: https://www.ewyaslacy.org.uk/Golden-Valley/Digital-Archive-Photographs-of-the-Golden-Valley-Railway-Dorstone/c-1900-1956/rs_gdv_0014
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westbrook Line and station closed | Great Western Railway Golden Valley Railway | Peterchurch Line and station closed | ||
