Buttington railway station
Buttington railway station was a station in Buttington, Powys, Wales. The station was opened in November 1860, several months after the line that served it (the Oswestry and Newtown Railway). A second line - the jointly operated Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway reached the station in January 1862. It was substantially rebuilt (with additional platforms) in 1893 by the Cambrian Railway, when the route west to Welshpool was doubled.
Buttington | |
|---|---|
| Location | Buttington, Powys Wales |
| Coordinates | 52.6827°N 3.0925°W |
| Grid reference | SJ262100 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| November 1860 | Opened[1] |
| 12 September 1960 | Closed[1] |
It was closed to both passenger and goods traffic on 12 September 1960, along with all the other intermediate stations on the Shrewsbury to Welshpool section.[1] The former O&NR route to Oswestry and Whitchurch subsequently closed in January 1965, leaving just the Shrewsbury to Welshpool line in operation - this is still open today, though no trace of the station itself remains.[1]
References
- "Station Name: Buttington". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 59-62. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breidden Line open, station closed |
GWR and LNWR joint Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
Welshpool Line and station open | ||
| Pool Quay Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
