Foley Park Halt railway station

Foley Park Halt
General information
Location	Kidderminster, Worcestershire England
Coordinates	52.3721°N 2.2604°W / 52.3721; -2.2604
Grid reference	SO823749
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
January 1905	Opened
1925	resited to opposite of the line
1970	Closed

Foley Park Halt was the first stop on the GWR Kidderminster to Bewdley loop line which now forms part of the Severn Valley Railway. It was located in the Kidderminster suburb of Foley Park where the railway went under the A451 Stourport Road. Facilities included a single wooden platform, a ticket booth and a Pagoda Platform Shelter.

History

Foley Park Halt opened in January 1905 and was originally situated to the south of the line. In 1925 the halt was relocated to the north side of the line to accommodate sidings for the British Sugar factory at Foley Park.

The halt closed in 1970 when public services between Bewdley and Kidderminster ended. When SVR services started operating in 1984, the halt was not reopened.

See also

• Kidderminster Town railway station
• Severn Valley Railway

Sources

• http://www.miac.org.uk/sugar.htm
• http://www.miac.org.uk/foleypark.htm

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. pp. 23–25. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Rifle Range Halt Line open, station closed		Great Western Railway Severn Valley Railway		Kidderminster Line and station open