Walford Halt railway station

Walford Halt railway station is a disused halt on the Ross and Monmouth Railway constructed near the Herefordshire village of Walford. It also served the surrounding settlements. Nothing remains of the station. It was located approximately 3 miles and 12 chains along the railway from Ross-on-Wye station.[1]

Walford Halt
General information
LocationWalford, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51.8819°N 2.6028°W / 51.8819; -2.6028
Grid referenceSO586205
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
23 February 1931Opened
5 January 1959Closed

History

It was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 February 1931[2] and consisted of 120 ft platform and a small hut on the east side of the line. It was unstaffed and had no freight facilities or sidings. The staff of Kerne Bridge station lit the platform lights and cleaned the stop, though its traffic receipts were counted with Ross-on-Wye's.

The halt closed on 5 January 1959[2] when the Ross and Monmouth Railway was closed to passengers. The track was still used from Ross-on-Wye to Lydbrook until 1965 as a private siding to serve a cable works.[1][3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kerne Bridge   Ross and Monmouth Railway
British Railways		   Ross-on-Wye

References
  1. Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 239. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. Stan Yorke, Lost Railways of Gloucestershire, 2009, ISBN 978-1-84674-163-0

Further reading
  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 109-110. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
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