Oldwoods Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Shropshire, England

52°46′39″N 2°48′34″W / 52.7776°N 2.8094°W / 52.7776; -2.8094Grid referenceSJ454203Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates3 July 1933Station opens12 September 1960Closed to passengers6 April 1964Closed to goods^[1]

Oldwoods Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains of the halt although the area of the adjacent goods siding/s can still be seen on the west side of the line.

Historical Services

Express trains did not call at Oldwoods Halt, only local services.

According to the Official Handbook of Stations the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G*, and there was a 15 cwt crane.^[2]

References

^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5
^ 1956, Official Handbook of Stations, British Transport Commission