Fawley railway station (Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway)

Fawley railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of King's Caple in Herefordshire on Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. The station had two platforms each with its own brick built waiting rooms, and a small goods yard. It was situated just south of Fawley Tunnel. It closed, along with the line, on 2 November 1964.[3][1]

Fawley
Fawley station in September 1974, after closure.
General information
LocationKing's Caple, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51°57′54″N 2°37′20″W / 51.9650°N 2.6221°W / 51.9650; -2.6221
Grid referenceSO573297
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1855[1][2]Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes
Site of Fawley station in 2018
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
Hereford Barrs Court
Hereford Barton
Rotherwas Junction
ROF Rotherwas
Dinedor tunnel
Holme Lacy
Ballingham tunnel
Ballingham
Fawley Tunnel
Fawley
Backney Halt
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard Halt
Mitcheldean Road
Lea Line tunnel
Longhope
Blaisdon Halt
Grange Court
Grange Court Junction

The station platforms still remain today, although overgrown.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 95. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 501. OCLC 931112387.
  3. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 180. OCLC 931112387.
  4. ^ "Eerie site of a long-abandoned Herefordshire station Hereford Times". Hereford Times. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

Further reading

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Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Backney Halt   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Ballingham