Foley Park Halt railway station

Foley Park Halt
General information
LocationKidderminster, Worcestershire
England
Coordinates52°22′20″N 2°15′37″W / 52.3721°N 2.2604°W / 52.3721; -2.2604
Grid referenceSO823749
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
January 1905Opened
1925resited to opposite of the line
1970Closed

Foley Park Halt was the first stop on the GWR Kidderminster to Bewdley loop line which now forms part of the Severn Valley Railway. It was located in the Kidderminster suburb of Foley Park where the railway went under the A451 Stourport Road. Facilities included a single wooden platform, a ticket booth and a Pagoda Platform Shelter.

History

Foley Park Halt opened in January 1905 and was originally situated to the south of the line. In 1925 the halt was relocated to the north side of the line to accommodate sidings for the British Sugar factory at Foley Park.[1]

The halt closed in 1970 when public services between Bewdley and Kidderminster ended. When SVR services started operating in 1984, the halt was not reopened.

See also

Sources

  1. ^ Marshall, John (1989). The Severn Valley Railway. Newton Abbot: David St John Thomas. p. 92. ISBN 0-946537-45-3.
  • http://www.miac.org.uk/sugar.htm
  • http://www.miac.org.uk/foleypark.htm

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Kidderminster to Shrewsbury. Middleton Press. pp. 23–25. ISBN 9781906008109. OCLC 154801530.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rifle Range Halt
Line open, station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Severn Valley Railway 		  Kidderminster
Line and station open


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