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Shoot Hill railway station

Coordinates: 52°42′31″N 2°51′42″W / 52.7087°N 2.8617°W / 52.7087; -2.8617
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Shoot Hill
Shoot Hill Halt in 1967
General information
LocationSouth of Ford, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°42′31″N 2°51′42″W / 52.7087°N 2.8617°W / 52.7087; -2.8617
Grid referenceSJ419126
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingShropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Post-groupingShropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
Key dates
1921opened
6 November 1933Closed for public services

Shoot Hill railway station was a station to the south of Ford, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1921 and closed in 1933.[1] Although its official closure was on 29 February 1960, a 2-coach Stephenson Locomotive Society train ran through on 20 March.[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. 387. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Shropshire & Montgomeryshire Closed". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 106, no. 709. May 1960. p. 364.

Further reading

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ford and Crossgates
Line and station closed
  Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway
  Cruckton
Line and station closed