Greenway Halt railway station (Gloucestershire)

Summary

Greenway Halt was a request stop on the former Ledbury and Gloucester Railway. It opened on 1st April 1937 [1] and closed in 1959[2] when the line was closed to passengers. It was situated along the profile of what is now the Dymock Road, 4 miles from Ledbury. The Victorian station house remains today on the site opposite the Old Nail Shop. It continues to run in parallel to the River Leadon another mile before it reaches the village and Dymock station.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dymock   Ledbury and Gloucester Railway
Great Western Railway
  Ledbury Town Halt

51°59′52″N 2°26′23″W / 51.9978°N 2.4396°W / 51.9978; -2.4396

References edit

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 218
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 206. OCLC 931112387.

Further reading edit

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2004). Worcester to Hereford. West Sussex: Middleton Press. figs. 82-83. ISBN 9781904474388. OCLC 862604858.