Trehowell Halt railway station

Trehowell Halt
General information
LocationTrehowell, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°55′27″N 3°03′33″W / 52.9241°N 3.0591°W / 52.9241; -3.0591
Grid referenceSJ288368
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
27 July 1935Station opens
29 Oct 1951[1]Closed to passengers[2]

Trehowell Halt was a small railway station located about a mile and a half south of Chirk, just inside the English border south of an overbridge on the minor road between Trehowell and Chirk Bank. It was opened by the Great Western Railway as part of its halt construction programme of the 1930s, aimed at countering emergent competition from bus services. Although the halt is gone the railway is still open today as part of the Shrewsbury to Chester Line.

References

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 427. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ 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
Weston Rhyn   Great Western Railway
Shrewsbury to Chester Line 		  Chirk


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