Hadley railway station was a railway station serving the village of Hadley in Shropshire, England. The station served both the former Stafford to Shrewsbury Line and was the start of the branch to Coalport. The station was opened in 1849 and closed in 1964.[1][2]
Hadley | |
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![]() Hadley railway station site | |
General information | |
Location | Hadley, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52.7056°N 2.4878°W / 52.7056; -2.4878 |
Grid reference | SJ672122 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1849 | Opened[1] |
7 September 1964 | Closed[1] |
The line through Hadley was closed from 1964, with the last remaining stretches of track being taken up in 1991. In the late 2000s a stretch of track was relaid to the Telford International Railfreight Park for freight purposes only.
The current closest station is Wellington, or a little further afield are both Oakengates or Telford.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Wellington Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway Stafford to Shrewsbury Line |
Trench Crossing Line open, station closed | ||
Terminus | London and North Western Railway Coalport Branch Line |
Oakengates Market Street Line and 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 | |
Minsterley branch line | |
Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway | |
Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway | |
Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
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Severn Valley Railway | |
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway | |
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway | |
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway | |
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
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Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway | |
Shropshire Union Railways | |
Tanat Valley Light Railway | |
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway | |
Wellington and Drayton Railway | |
Wellington and Severn Junction Railway | |
Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway | |
Other |
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