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Baschurch railway station
Disused railway station in Shropshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baschurch railway station was a minor station located approximately seven miles northwest of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. The station building (now a private house) can be seen on the west side of the line adjacent Baschurch level crossing; it was designed by Thomas Mainwaring Penson.[2]
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Baschurch | |
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![]() Bascurch station in 1962 | |
General information | |
Location | Baschurch, Shropshire England |
Coordinates | 52.7985°N 2.8474°W / 52.7985; -2.8474 |
Grid reference | SJ428226 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Shrewsbury, Oswestry and Chester Junction Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
12 October 1848 | Station opens |
12 September 1960 | Closed to passengers |
5 July 1965 | Closed to goods[1] |
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