Tenbury Wells railway station was a stop on the Tenbury Railway in Burford, Shropshire, England; it also served the town of Tenbury Wells, across the River Teme in Worcestershire. The station was opened in 1861 and closed in 1962.[1]
Tenbury Wells | |
|---|---|
 Old postcard of Tenbury Wells station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Burford, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°19′03″N 2°36′01″W / 52.3176°N 2.6003°W |
| Grid reference | SO592689 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Tenbury Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1861 | Opened as Tenbury[1] |
| 1912 | Renamed Tenbury Wells |
| 1962 | Closed[1] |
History
editThe station was named Tenbury at opening on 1 August 1861. It originally formed the eastern terminus of the Tenbury Railway, a five-mile branch from Woofferton; it became a through station in August 1864 with the opening of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway, which completed the line to Bewdley.
The station was renamed Tenbury Wells on 14 November 1912. The former Tenbury Railway closed on 31 July 1961, but Tenbury Wells station remained in use for passenger traffic to Bewdley until 1 August 1962.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easton Court Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Tenbury Railway |
Newnham Bridge Line and station closed |
The site today
editTenbury station was demolished and factory units were built on its site; Wells Soft Drinks Ltd occupied the site before being sold to the Kerry Group.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Stations". Shropshire History. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
Further reading
edit- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Cleobury Mortimer. Middleton Press. figs. 17-29. ISBN 9781906008185. OCLC 176923876.
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