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Weston under Penyard Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°54′32″N 2°32′08″W / 51.9089°N 2.5355°W / 51.9089; -2.5355
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Weston under Penyard Halt
General information
LocationWeston under Penyard, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51°54′32″N 2°32′08″W / 51.9089°N 2.5355°W / 51.9089; -2.5355
Grid referenceSO632235
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 December 1929Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes

Weston under Penyard Halt railway station is a disused wood built railway station that served the village of Weston under Penyard in Herefordshire on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. Opened in 1929 to compete with local road transport[1] it was located on the Great Western Railway line linking Ross-on-Wye and Gloucester. Nothing remains of the station.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, WH (1998) Herefordshire Railways Book, Sutton Publishing P25
  2. ^ Cross, AG (1982) Old Industrial Sites in Wyedean, Self Published P106

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 44-45. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
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Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mitcheldean Road   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Ross-on-Wye