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Drybrook Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°51′20″N 2°31′18″W / 51.8555°N 2.5216°W / 51.8555; -2.5216
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Drybrook Halt
The site of the station in 2001
General information
LocationDrybrook, Gloucestershire
England
Coordinates51°51′20″N 2°31′18″W / 51.8555°N 2.5216°W / 51.8555; -2.5216
Grid referenceSO641175
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 November 1907 (1907-11-04)Opened
7 July 1930 (1930-07-07)Closed

Drybrook Halt railway station served the village of Drybrook, Gloucestershire, England, from 1907 to 1930 on the Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 4 November 1907 by the Great Western Railway. It closed on 7 July 1930.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 160. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Daniels, Gerald; Dench, Leslie (1980). Passengers no More. Littlehampton: Littlehampton Book Services Ltd. p. 37. ISBN 0711009511.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Mitcheldean Road
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Mitcheldean Road & Forest of Dean Junction Railway
  Nailbridge Halt
Line and station closed