Bromfield railway station (Shropshire)

Bromfield
The closed station in 1963
General information
Location	Bromfield, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52.3931°N 2.7556°W / 52.3931; -2.7556
Grid reference	SO486775
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR and GWR joint
Post-grouping	LMS and GWR joint
Key dates
1852	Opened[1]
1958	Closed for regular passenger services [1]
1965	closed completely

Bromfield railway station was a station in Bromfield, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1852 and closed for regular passenger train services in 1958.[1] but was occasionally used for special trains on race days at the adjacent Ludlow Racecourse until around 1965.[2] last used 29 April 1965 [3]

After closure the station buildings and platforms were demolished. Bromfield Signal Box which is next to the adjacent level crossing remains open. [4]

References

1. "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 98. OCLC 931112387.
3. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 104
4. "Bromfield Railway Station © Fabian Musto :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Ludlow. Middleton Press. figs. 95-102. ISBN 9781906008215. OCLC 520487698.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Onibury Line open, station closed		LNWR and GWR joint Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway		Ludlow Line and station open