Ellesmere railway station

Disused railway station in Shropshire, England

52°54′34″N 2°53′59″W / 52.9094°N 2.8997°W / 52.9094; -2.8997Grid referenceSJ396351Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyOswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch RailwayPre-groupingCambrian RailwaysPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates4 May 1863Opened[1]18 January 1965Closed to passengers[1]29 March 1965Closed[1]

Ellesmere railway station is a disused station in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863, closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 and closed completely on 29 March 1965.[1]

Station site today and possible developments

The site of the former station has been swept away including the trackbed to Wrexham and Oswestry by modern housing and redevelopments which are now on all the former sidings, goods yard, and trackbed. The station building survives and is a Grade II listed building,[2] albeit derelict and disused. The former station drive serves as an access road to an industrial estate north of the station site.

In 2018, there were plans to redevelop the site from houses and station building into flats but this has caused opposition due to the problems with the main roads as well as likely causing traffic congestion.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Station Name: Ellesmere". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Former Ellesmere Railway Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Oswestry to Whitchurch. Middleton Press. figs. 24-35. ISBN 9781906008819. OCLC 751631667.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Frankton
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway 		  Welshampton
Line and station closed
Elson Halt
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway 		  Terminus
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Closed railway stations in Shropshire
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Light RailwayCoalport branch lineMinsterley branch lineMuch Wenlock and Severn Junction RailwayOswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch RailwayOswestry and Newtown Railway
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