Fernhill Heath railway station

Fernhill Heath railway station was an intermediate railway station on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway between Worcester (Tunnel Junction) and Droitwich Spa.

Fernhill Heath
The site of the former station
LocationFernhill Heath
England
Coordinates52.2315°N 2.1920°W / 52.2315; -2.1920
Grid referenceSO870592
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyOxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
18 February 1852 (1852-02-18)Opened as Fearnall Heath
1 July 1883Renamed Fernhill Heath
5 April 1965 (1965-04-05)Closed

History

The original station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway on 18 February 1852; at first named Fearnall Heath, it was renamed Fernhill Heath on 1 July 1883.[1]

The station was closed on 5 April 1965[1] due to the Beeching cuts, and little remains of the station. The footbridge was added in the early 1970s and was not part of the original station which operated a walk over crossing only.

In a document by Transport for West Midlands it was proposed that the station could reopen to passengers as a 'long-term' option.[2]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 95, 96. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Worcester to Birmingham. Middleton Press. figs. 14-15. ISBN 9781904474975. OCLC 263292710.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Droitwich Spa
Station and Line Open
  Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Great Western Railway
  Blackpole Halt
Station Closed and Line Open
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