Coalport_East_railway_station

Coalport East railway station

Coalport East railway station

Former railway station in England


Coalport East was a London and North Western Railway station at Coalport, situated on the north bank of the River Severn. It formed the terminus of the Coalport Branch Line which ran from Hadley Junction near Oakengates on the LNWR Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.

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History

The station was originally named ‘Coalport’ at opening on 10 June 1861.[1] It was later renamed ‘Coalport East’ to avoid confusion with the Severn Valley Railway Coalport station which opened on the opposite bank of the river Severn in 1862.

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1939.[2]

Coalport East closed to passengers on 2 June 1952,[1] and to freight traffic in 1960.[3]

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References

Notes
  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  3. Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (January 1960). "Coalport Freight Line Closed". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 107, no. 717. Westminster: Tothill Press. p. 64.

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