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Woofferton railway station

Woofferton
Woofferton station (disused) - geograph.org.uk - 316919.jpg
Woofferton station (disused). The junction was just beyond the station, to the right
Location
Place Woofferton
Area Shropshire
Coordinates 52°18′40″N 2°42′49″W / 52.3111°N 2.7136°W / 52.3111; -2.7136Coordinates: 52°18′40″N 2°42′49″W / 52.3111°N 2.7136°W / 52.3111; -2.7136
Grid reference SO514683
Operations
Original company Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Post-grouping Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Platforms 3
History
6 December 1853 (1853-12-06) Station opened
31 July 1961 (1961-07-31) Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Woofferton railway station was a station and railway junction near Woofferton, Shropshire, England, where the Tenbury Railway joined the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&HR).

The station opened on 6 December 1853 as part of the southern extension of the S&HR from Ludlow to Hereford. It became a junction station in August 1861 when the Tenbury Railway (operated by the S&HR) opened a 5 mile branch line. In August 1864 the GWR-operated Tenbury and Bewdley Railway opened, completing the 'Wyre Forest Line' to Bewdley.

The station closed on 31 July 1961, the same date as the closure of the former Tenbury Railway. The line through the station, the Welsh Marches Line, remains in use.



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