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Former railway station in Shropshire, England

Tenbury Wells
Old postcard of Tenbury Wells station
General information
LocationBurford, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°19′03″N 2°36′01″W / 52.3176°N 2.6003°W / 52.3176; -2.6003
Grid referenceSO592689
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyTenbury Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1861Opened as Tenbury
1912Renamed Tenbury Wells
1962Closed

Tenbury Wells railway station was a stop on the Tenbury Railway in Burford, Shropshire, England; it also served the town of Tenbury Wells, across the River Teme in Worcestershire. The station was opened in 1861 and closed in 1962.

History

The station was named Tenbury at opening on 1 August 1861. It originally formed the eastern terminus of the Tenbury Railway, a five-mile branch from Woofferton; it became a through station in August 1864 with the opening of the Tenbury and Bewdley Railway, which completed the line to Bewdley.

The station was renamed Tenbury Wells on 14 November 1912. The former Tenbury Railway closed on 31 July 1961, but Tenbury Wells station remained in use for passenger traffic to Bewdley until 1 August 1962.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Easton Court
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Tenbury Railway
  Newnham Bridge
Line and station closed

The site today

Tenbury station was demolished and factory units were built on its site; Wells Soft Drinks Ltd occupied the site before being sold to the Kerry Group.

References

  1. ^ "Stations". Shropshire History. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

Further reading

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Light Railway
Coalport branch line
Minsterley branch line
Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway
Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
Severn Valley Railway
Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
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
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