Cressage railway station

Former railway station in Shropshire, England

52°38′09″N 2°36′20″W / 52.6357°N 2.6056°W / 52.6357; -2.6056Grid referenceSJ590044Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyWest Midland RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 February 1862 (1862-02-01)Opened1898Additional platform added9 September 1963 (1963-09-09)Closed

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

  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ 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
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