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Rowton Halt railway station

Coordinates: 52°46′28″N 2°33′16″W / 52.7745°N 2.5544°W / 52.7745; -2.5544
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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

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  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

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ellerdine Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wellington and Drayton Railway
  Crudgington
Line and station closed