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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Abbeydore Railway Station

Abbeydore railway station was a station in Abbey Dore, Herefordshire, England. It was located on the Great Western Railway branch line linking Pontrilas and Hay-on-Wye. The area is known as the Golden Valley.

History

Opened by the Golden Valley Railway in 1881, the station closed and reopened three times in the next twenty years. It closed for the last time in 1941.

Just south before the station, via a level crossing, was the railway access point for the MoD's Elm Bridge Munitions Depot.

In 1901, traces of the Roman road which passed from Wroxeter to Abergavenny were found at the station.

References

  • Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Jowett, A. (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0.
  • Abbeydore station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Further reading

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Bacton
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Golden Valley Railway
  Pontrilas
Line and station closed