Shoot Hill railway station

Shoot Hill
Shoot Hill Halt in 1967
General information
LocationSouth of Ford, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°42′31″N 2°51′42″W / 52.7087°N 2.8617°W / 52.7087; -2.8617
Grid referenceSJ419126
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingShropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Post-groupingShropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Key dates
1921opened
6 November 1933Closed for public services
Location

Shoot Hill railway station was a station to the south of Ford, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1921 and closed in 1933.[1] Although its official closure was on 29 February 1960, a 2-coach Stephenson Locomotive Society train ran through on 20 March.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 387. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Closed". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 106, no. 709. May 1960. p. 364.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1991). Branch Line to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. fig. 94. ISBN 9780906520864. OCLC 26310498.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ford and Crossgates
Line and station closed 		  Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
   Cruckton
Line and station closed


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