All Stretton Halt railway station
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All Stretton | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | All Stretton, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°33′03″N 2°47′35″W / 52.5507°N 2.7931°W |
| Grid reference | SO462950 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway |
| Post-grouping | Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 29 February 1936 | Station opened |
| 4 January 1943 | Station closed |
| 6 May 1946 | Station reopened |
| 9 June 1958 | Station closed |
All Stretton Halt was a minor railway station on the Welsh Marches Line between Shrewsbury and Church Stretton in the English county of Shropshire.
History[edit]
Opened by the independent Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, the line through All Stretton became a joint Great Western Railway and London, Midland and Scottish Railway line during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. The station was then closed by the British Transport Commission.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church Stretton Line and station open | Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway | Leebotwood Line open, station closed | ||
The site today[edit]
Trains continue to run on the Welsh Marches Line. Nothing remains of the halt. The nearest station to All Stretton is now at Church Stretton, a mile to the south.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map