Lightmoor Platform railway station
Lightmoor Platform | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Coalbrookdale, Shropshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°38′32″N 2°28′29″W / 52.6423°N 2.4746°W |
| Grid reference | SJ679050 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused, possible station on a heritage railway |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 12 August 1907 | Opened |
| 1 January 1917 | closed |
| 23 June 1919 | opened |
| 23 July 1962 | Closed |
| 2015 | Line to Ironbridge Power Station is closed |
Lightmoor Platform railway station was a station to the east of Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1907 and closed in 1962.[1] The station was situated on the Madeley Junction to Buildwas Line to the west of Lightmoor Junction.
The site of the station and the former line to Ironbridge power station is currently mothballed with the Telford Steam Railway occupying part of the former Wellington to Craven Arms Railway. It is hoped that the line can be extended from Horsehay and Dawley to the site of Ironbridge power station. This would see new stations opened at Doseley[2], Lightmoor[3], Coalbrookdale[4] and close to Buildwas for Ironbridge[5] which includes proposals for a park and ride with passenger services between Ironbridge and Birmingham New Street.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 264. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "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.
Further reading
[edit]- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 75-79. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.
| Preceding station |  Heritage railways
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Following station | ||
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| Coalbrookdale (Future) | Telford Steam Railway | Doseley (Future) | ||
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Green Bank Halt Line open, station closed |
Great Western Railway Wellington to Craven Arms Railway |
Doseley Halt Line and station closed | ||
| Great Western Railway Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway |
Madeley Line open, station closed |
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