Kington railway station

Kington railway station was a station in Kington, Herefordshire, England. Replacing an earlier terminus station which had been opened in 1857,[3] the station was opened in 1875 and closed in 1964.[1] The final passenger service had been on 5 February 1955, and passenger services were withdrawn two days later.[4][5]

Kington
Former railway station, Kington
General information
LocationKington, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates52.2072°N 3.0195°W / 52.2072; -3.0195
Grid referenceSO304570
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyKington and Eardisley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
20 August 1857first station opened
1875Resited [1]
7 February 1955Closed to passengers[2]
1964Closed completely[1]

The 1857 station building can still be seen on what is now the Hatton Gardens Industrial Estate.

A model of the station, as it appeared in the mid-1940s, may be viewed at the nearby Kington Museum.[6]

References
  1. "Kington Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  2. Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 81
  3. "Kington Old Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  4. Jenkins & Loader 2015
  5. Simpson 1997, p. 117
  6. "Kington's Railway". Kington Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

Sources
  • Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways. Gracewing. ISBN 9780852443743. OCLC 60181768.
  • Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway Volume Four North & West Route. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445641294. OCLC 919487202.

Further reading
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kington railway station.
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Ludlow to Hereford. Middleton Press. figs. 84-96. ISBN 9781906008147. OCLC 258060509.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
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Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Kington and Eardisley Railway		   Titley Junction
Line and station closed


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