Lawley Village railway station
Lawley Village | |
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| Station on heritage railway | |
 The site of Lawley Village during construction in 2010 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Lawley, Telford and Wrekin England |
| Coordinates | 52°40′18″N 2°28′48″W / 52.6716°N 2.4799°W |
| Grid reference | SJ676083 |
| Managed by | Telford Steam Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Key dates | |
| May 1859 | Lawley Bank opened on the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway[1] |
| 1962 | Lawley Bank and line between Wellington and Lightmoor Junction closed |
| 1976 | Telford Steam Railway is formed |
| 2008 | Lawley Extension work begins |
| 2015 | Lawley Village opens |
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Lawley Village is a heritage railway station[2] on the Telford Steam Railway in the village of Lawley and near the town of Telford in the Telford and Wrekin borough of Shropshire, England.[3] It has no station buildings and is a single platform with a passenger shelter. Work began on the station in 2005 and it was officially opened a decade later in 2015.[4] The station is not far from the site of the former Lawley Bank station, which was only a short distance due north.[5]
The station is the northern terminus of the Telford Steam Railway and occupies part of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. It is hoped that the line can be extended from Lawley to the site of Ironbridge power station. This would see new stations opened at Doseley[6], Lightmoor[7], Coalbrookdale[8] and close to Buildwas for Ironbridge[9] which includes proposals for a park and ride with passenger services between Ironbridge and Birmingham New Street.[10]
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
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| Terminus | Telford Steam Railway | Horsehay and Dawley or Spring Village | ||
References
[edit]- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 242
- ^ "Phase One - Lawley Village". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Telford Steam Railway - Lawley is open for business". RMweb. 4 April 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Hardiman, Deborah (11 October 2018). "Telford Steam Railway consults on Ironbridge Power Station site plan". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Farnworth, Roger (7 July 2022). "The Railways of Telford – the Wellington to Severn Junction Railway (W&SJR) – Part 1 – Wellington to Horsehay". Roger Farnworth. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Phase Two - Doseley Halt". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Phase Three - Lightmoor". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Home". Telford Steam Railway. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ Growcott, Matthew (25 June 2018). "Call to reopen Ironbridge to Birmingham railway line". www.shropshirestar.com. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
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