Blodwell Junction railway station was a station in Llanyblodwel, Shropshire, England. The station opened on 18 April 1870 as Llanyblodwel before being renamed in 1904.[1] The station closed to passengers on 15 January 1951 and closed completely on 6 January 1964.[1] There is no trace of the station today.
Blodwell Junction | |
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General information | |
Location | Llanyblodwel, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52.8006°N 3.1111°W / 52.8006; -3.1111 |
Grid reference | SJ250231 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway |
Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
18 April 1870 | Opened as Llanyblodwel[1] |
5 January 1904 | Renamed Blodwell Junction[1] |
15 January 1951 | Closed to passengers[1] |
6 January 1964 | Closed to goods trains[1] |
The tracks remained in use to serve Nantmawr Quarry until 1984 when the entire line was closed by British Rail and the line was left in situ from Blodwell Junction to near Oswestry. The line has since been cleared and is now under the co-ownership of both the Cambrian Heritage Railway and the recently reformed Tanat Valley Light Railway.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Llanyblodwel Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Tanat Valley Light Railway |
Porthywaen Halt Line and station closed | ||
Llanymynech Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Nantmawr Branch |
Nantmawr quarry Line closed |
Closed railway stations in Shropshire | |
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Bishops Castle Railway |
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Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway |
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Coalport branch line |
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Minsterley branch line |
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Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway |
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Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway |
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Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
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Severn Valley Railway |
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Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway |
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Shrewsbury and Chester Railway |
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Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway |
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Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
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Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway |
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Shropshire Union Railways |
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Tanat Valley Light Railway |
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Tenbury and Bewdley Railway |
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Wellington and Drayton Railway |
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Wellington and Severn Junction Railway |
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Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway |
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Other |
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