Berrington railway station

Berrington railway station was a railway station on the Severn Valley line serving the village of Berrington, Shropshire. It opened in 1862[1] with a single platform and a siding. By 1894[2] it had acquired an additional platform along with a signal box and the sidings had been expanded. Despite the name it was actually closer to the neighbouring village of Cross Houses. Although thought by some people to have been closed as part of the Beeching axe in 1963 its planned closure pre-dated his report. The station and its buildings now house a private dwelling and small businesses.

Berrington
Berrington railway station in 1962
LocationCross Houses, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52.6628°N 2.6879°W / 52.6628; -2.6879
Grid referenceSJ535074
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySevern Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1862 (1862)Opened
1894Additional platform added
1963 (1963)Closed

References

  1. The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall (1989), Chapter 5, Page 53
  2. Marshall (1989), Chapter 6, Page 112

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. figs. 109-111. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Shrewsbury
Line closed, station open
  Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway
  Cound Halt
Line and station closed


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