Kington railway station was a station in Kington, Herefordshire, England. Replacing an earlier terminus station which had been opened in 1857,[3] the station was opened in 1875 and closed in 1964.[1] The final passenger service had been on 5 February 1955, and passenger services were withdrawn two days later.[4][5]
Kington | |
|---|---|
 Former railway station, Kington | |
| General information | |
| Location | Kington, Herefordshire England |
| Coordinates | 52°12′26″N 3°01′10″W / 52.2072°N 3.0195°W |
| Grid reference | SO304570 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Kington and Eardisley Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 20 August 1857 | first station opened |
| 1875 | Resited [1] |
| 7 February 1955 | Closed to passengers[2] |
| 1964 | Closed completely[1] |
The 1857 station building can still be seen on what is now the Hatton Gardens Industrial Estate.
A model of the station, as it appeared in the mid-1940s, may be viewed at the nearby Kington Museum.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Kington Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 81
- ^ "Kington Old Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Jenkins & Loader 2015
- ^ Simpson 1997, p. 117
- ^ "Kington's Railway". Kington Museum. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
Sources edit
- Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways. Gracewing. ISBN 9780852443743. OCLC 60181768.
- Jenkins, Stanley C.; Loader, Martin (2015). The Great Western Railway Volume Four North & West Route. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445641294. OCLC 919487202.
Further reading edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kington railway station.
- Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Ludlow to Hereford. Middleton Press. figs. 84-96. ISBN 9781906008147. OCLC 258060509.
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanner Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Kington and Eardisley Railway |
Titley Junction Line and station closed | ||
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