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Blackpole Halt railway station

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Former railway station in Worcestershire, England

Blackpole Halt
General information
LocationNorth of Worcester, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates52°13′06″N 2°11′56″W / 52.2182°N 2.1990°W / 52.2182; -2.1990
Grid referenceSO865577
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1917Opened
1920Closed
1940Reopened
1946Closed

Blackpole Halt railway station was a station to the north of Worcester, Worcestershire, England.

The station was opened during World War I to serve a nearby munitions factory and closed afterwards, before reopening again between 1940 and 1946 for the same purpose in World War II.

References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
  2. Untimetabled and Private Railway Stations by G.Croughton page 24
  3. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
  4. Untimetabled and Private Railway Stations by G.Croughton page 24
  5. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
  6. Untimetabled and Private Railway Stations by G.Croughton page 24
  7. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 82
  8. Untimetabled and Private Railway Stations by G.Croughton page 24


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Fernhill Heath
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
  Astwood Halt
Line open, station closed
Closed railway stations in Worcestershire
Tenbury and Bewdley Railway
Worcester, Bromyard and Leominster Railway
Worcester and Hereford Railway
Tewkesbury and Malvern Railway
Severn Valley Railway
Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway
Birmingham and Gloucester Railway
Gloucester loop line
Honeybourne Line


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