Coalbrookdale railway station is a disused station at Coalbrookdale in Shropshire, England. The station was situated on the now mothballed freight-only line between Buildwas Junction and Lightmoor Junction. The station buildings are now used by the Green Wood Centre.[3]
Coalbrookdale | |
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![]() view from along the track (1983) | |
General information | |
Location | Coalbrookdale, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52.6336°N 2.4923°W / 52.6336; -2.4923 |
Grid reference | SJ667040 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Wellington and Severn Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 November 1864 | Opened |
23 July 1962[1][2] | Closed |
The Telford Steam Railway has aspirations to take possession of the up track passing through the station as part of its southern extension.
The station building at Longville (another station on the Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway) was a similar but reduced version of that at Coalbookdale.
Coalbrookdale railway station is a waypoint on the South Telford Heritage Trail.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Buildwas Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Wellington to Craven Arms Railway |
Green Bank Halt Line open, station 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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