Rowton Halt
General information
LocationRowton, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°46′28″N 2°33′16″W / 52.7745°N 2.5544°W / 52.7745; -2.5544
Grid referenceSJ627199
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
29 June 1935Opened
1963Closed

Rowton Halt railway station was a station in Rowton, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1935 and closed in 1963.[1][2] The halt was located to the south of a road over bridge and there were steps down to the platforms. The site of the halt has now been infilled.

References

  1. Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 369. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Branch Lines around Market Drayton. Middleton Press. figs. 22-23. ISBN 9781908174673. OCLC 913791564.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ellerdine Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wellington and Drayton Railway
  Crudgington
Line and station closed


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