Vowchurch railway station
Vowchurch railway station was a railway station on the Golden Valley Railway line between Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye. It served the village of Vowchurch in Herefordshire, England, from 1881. The station closed and re-opened three times before the line's closure to passenger services in 1941.
Vowchurch | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Vowchurch, Herefordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52.0216°N 2.9331°W |
| Grid reference | SO359363 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Golden Valley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1881 | Opened |
| 22 October 1883 | Closed |
| 17 November 1883 | Reopened |
| 2 July 1885 | Closed |
| 19 August 1885 | Reopened |
| 20 April 1898 | Closed |
| 1 May 1901 | Reopened |
| 15 December 1941 | Closed |
The station comprised a single platform adjacent to the road and level crossing. To the west there was a goods yard which was particularly used for shipping timber. Construction materials for RAF Madley were brought through the yard during World War II.[1][2] Goods services continued on the line until 1949.
References
Further reading
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 70-72. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Peterchurch Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Golden Valley Railway |
Bacton Line and station closed | ||
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