Aston Cantlow Halt railway station

Aston Cantlow Halt railway station is a disused railway station half a mile north of the village of Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England. The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long by 8 feet (2.4 m) wide and composed of wooden railway sleepers. There was a corrugated iron waiting hut with a wooden bench inside. Although there was no goods yard or sidings the station was lit by lights tended by the station master from Great Alne.

Aston Cantlow
General information
LocationAston Cantlow, Stratford-on-Avon
England
Coordinates52°14′48″N 1°47′27″W / 52.2466°N 1.7909°W / 52.2466; -1.7909
Grid referenceSP143609
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
18 December 1922Station opened
25 September 1939Station closed
1941Station re-opened for workmen's trains
1944Station finally closed

History

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The station, opened in 1922, was located on Great Western Railway's Bearley to Alcester line. Although the line itself was opened many years earlier in 1876 it wasn't until after the First World War that residents demands were met at Aston Cantlow. It stayed part of the GWR following the Grouping of 1923.

The station then closed under this management just before the Second World War due to wartime economy. It was reopened in 1941 but was rarely used and finally closed for good in 1944.[1] After the track was taken up the station site became overgrown and, as of 2010, little or no evidence can be found of the station.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bearley
Line closed, station open
  Great Western Railway
Alcester to Hatton Branch
  Great Alne
Line and station closed
Wilmcote
Line and station open
  Great Western Railway
Wilmcote to Alcester Line
 

References

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  1. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second Edition page 14
  • 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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