Almeley railway station explained

Almeley
Status:Disused
Borough:Almeley, Herefordshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.1587°N -2.9822°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Kington and Eardisley Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:3 August 1874
Events:Station opened
Years2:1 January 1917
Events2:Station closed
Years3:11 December 1922
Events3:Station reopened
Years4:1 July 1940
Events4:Station closed

Almeley railway station was a railway station on the line from Kington to Eardisley in the English county of Herefordshire.

History

Opened on the Kington and Eardisley Railway, operated from the outset by the Great Western Railway, the station closed during the Second World War.

The site today

The station building, which was used for many years as a cattle shed, has been converted into a private residential property, and featured in a 2024 episode of the BBC television series Escape to the Country.[1] The platform still exists as part of the renovated property.

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Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BBC One - Escape to the Country, Series 25, Herefordshire . 2024-10-24 . BBC . en-GB.