Cross Hands Halt railway station

Cross Hands Halt
Cross Hands Halt
	The site of the station in 2013
General information
Location	Pilning, South Gloucestershire; England
Coordinates	51°33′55″N 2°38′30″W / 51.5654°N 2.6418°W
Grid reference	ST 55610 85364
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
9 July 1928	Opened
23 November 1964	Closed

Cross Hands Halt railway station served Pilning, South Gloucestershire, England from 1928 to 1964 on the Severn Beach Line.

History

The station opened on 9 July 1928 by the Great Western Railway. Before the Severn Tunnel was built, this line was the main line to South Wales via the New Passage ferry. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 23 November 1964.^[1]^[2]

References

^ "Cross Hands Halt railway station (site), South Gloucestershire". Geograph. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
^ Historic England. "Cross Hands Halt Station (499408)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 April 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Pilning Low Level Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Severn Beach line		New Passage Pier Line and station closed

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[CrossHandsHaltStationInfo-1] "Cross Hands Halt railway station (site), South Gloucestershire". Geograph. Retrieved 7 April 2017.

[CrossHandsHaltStationInfo2-2] Historic England. "Cross Hands Halt Station (499408)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 7 April 2017.

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