Almeley railway station
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Former railway station in Herefordshire, England
Almeley | |
|---|---|
| Almeley station prior to renovation | |
| General information | |
| Location | Almeley, Herefordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°09′31′′N 2°58′56′′W / 52.1587°N 2.9822°W / 52.1587; -2.9822 |
| Grid reference | SO329516 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Kington and Eardisley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 3 August 1874 | Station opened |
| 1 January 1917 | Station closed |
| 11 December 1922 | Station reopened |
| 1 July 1940 | Station closed |
Almeley railway station was a railway station on the line from Kington to Eardisley in the English county of Herefordshire.
History
[edit ]Opened on the Kington and Eardisley Railway, operated from the outset by the Great Western Railway, the station closed during the Second World War.
The site today
[edit ]The station building, which was used for many years as a cattle shed, has been converted into a private residential property, and featured in a 2024 episode of the BBC television series Escape to the Country.[1] The platform still exists as part of the renovated property.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyonshall Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Kington and Eardisley Railway |
Eardisley Line and station closed | ||
References
[edit ]- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Limited. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Kington to Eardisley Line
Further reading
[edit ]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. fig. 37. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
References
[edit ]- ^ "BBC One – Escape to the Country, Series 25, Herefordshire". BBC. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Herefordshire
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1874
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1917
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1922
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1940
- 1874 establishments in England
- 1940 disestablishments in England
- Herefordshire building and structure stubs