Moorhampton railway station

Former railway station in Herefordshire, England

52°07′01″N 2°53′29″W / 52.1169°N 2.8914°W / 52.1169; -2.8914Grid referenceSO390468Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyHereford, Hay and Brecon RailwayPre-groupingMidland RailwayPost-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish RailwayKey dates24 October 1862Opened for freight traffic[1]30 June 1863opened for passengers31 December 1962Closed[1]

Moorhampton railway station was a station in the hamlet of Moorhampton, to the east of Norton Canon, Herefordshire, England. The station was opened for freight traffic on 24 October 1862 and closed on 31 December 1962.[1][2] The station, now a caravan site, was on the B4230 Station Road.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Hereford Hay on Wye and Brecon Railway". Historic England. Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 302. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 19-25. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Kinnersley
Line and station closed 		  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway 		  Westmoor Flag
Line and station closed
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Closed railway stations in Herefordshire
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Hereford, Ross and
Gloucester Railway
Leominster and Kington RailwayKington and Eardisley RailwayHereford, Hay and Brecon RailwayGolden Valley RailwayNewport, Abergavenny
and Hereford RailwayWest Midland Railway
Ross and Monmouth RailwayWorcester, Bromyard
and Leominster RailwayLedbury and Gloucester RailwayOther


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