Abbeydore railway station

Abbeydore railway station was a station in Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, England. It was located on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye. The area is known as the Golden Valley.

Abbeydore
Location of the former station (1994)
General information
LocationAbbey Dore, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51.9721°N 2.8973°W / 51.9721; -2.8973
Grid referenceSO385308
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGolden Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 September 1881Station opens
22 October 1883Station closes
17 November 1883Station reopens
2 July 1885Station closes
19 August 1885Station reopens
20 April 1898Station closes
1 May 1901Station reopens
15 December 1941Station closes

History

Opened by the Golden Valley Railway in 1881, the station closed and reopened three times in the next twenty years. It closed for the last time in 1941.

Just south before the station, via a level crossing, was the railway access point for the MoD's Elm Bridge Munitions Depot.

In 1901, traces of the Roman road which passed from Wroxeter to Abergavenny were found at the station.[1]

References
  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
  • Abbeydore station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
  1. "LacusCurtius • Codrington's Roman Roads in Britain – Chapter 2".

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 61-67. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bacton
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Golden Valley Railway		   Pontrilas
Line and station closed


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