Hanwood railway station

Hanwood railway station was a station in Hanwood, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1861 and closed to passengers in 1960,^[1] and to goods traffic in 1964.^[2]

Hanwood
General information
Location	Hanwood, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52.6815°N 2.8284°W / 52.6815; -2.8284
Grid reference	SJ440096
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Pre-grouping	LNWR & GWR joint
Post-grouping	LMS & GWR joint
Key dates
1861	Opened[1]
1960	Closed for passengers[1]

Proposed reopening

In 2015, the Shrewsbury and Aberystwyth Rail Passenger Association released an aims document that mentions the possibility of reopening the station, along with Bow Street and Carno stations.^[3]

References

1. "Stations". Shropshire History. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
2. Great Hanwood 'Through all its changing scenes'. Great Hanwood Jigsaw Group. 1991. p. 20.
3. "Aims and Objectives of the Shrewsbury to Aberystwyth Rail Passengers Association".

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. figs. 22-24. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Yockleton Line open, station closed		LNWR & GWR joint Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway		Shrewsbury Line and station open
Plealey Road Line and station closed		LNWR & GWR joint Minsterley branch line