Haughton Halt railway station

Haughton Halt
General information
LocationHaughton, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°49′58″N 2°55′29″W / 52.8327°N 2.9246°W / 52.8327; -2.9246
Grid referenceSJ377265
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
22 December 1934Station opens
12 September 1960Station closed[1]

Haughton Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services and would primarily have served the adjacent (and now disused) Haughton Airfield. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains on the site.

Historical services

Express trains did not call at Haughton Halt, only local services. No freight or parcels traffic was handled here.

References

  1. ^ Clinker, C.R., (1978) Clinker’s Register of Closed Stations, Avon Anglia ISBN 0-905466-19-5

Neighbouring stations

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Stanwardine Halt   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line 		  Rednal and West Felton