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Stanwardine Halt railway station

Coordinates: 52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704
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Stanwardine Halt
General information
LocationStanwardine-in-the-Fields, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°48′40″N 2°52′13″W / 52.8111°N 2.8704°W / 52.8111; -2.8704
Grid referenceSJ413241
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
27 February 1933Station opens
12 September 1960Station closed[1]

Stanwardine Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. It was opened in the 1930s as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains on the site.[2]

Historical services

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Express trains did not call at Stanwardine Halt, only local services. No freight or parcels traffic was handled here.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Stanwardine Halt".

Neighbouring stations

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Baschurch   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
  Haughton Halt
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