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The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the year of closure if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Stations listed are those being available to the public thus excluding some private unadvertised stations, military use, railway staff only use or for other ...
The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following: Year of closure is given if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Some stations have been reopened to passenger traffic. Some lines remain in use for freight and mineral traffic.
The Beeching cuts were a reduction in the size of the British railway network, along with a restructuring of British Rail, in the 1960s.Since the mid-1990s there has been significant growth in passenger numbers on the railways and renewed government interest in the role of rail in UK transport.
The list of closed railway stations in Britain includes the following: Year of closure is given if known. Stations reopened as heritage railways continue to be included in this list and some have been linked. Some stations have been reopened to passenger traffic. Some lines remain in use for freight and mineral traffic.
Hawes railway station, now forms part of the "Dales Countryside Museum" An ex-industrial RS&Hawthorne Steam locomotive and a rake of three ex-BR passenger coaches stand alongside the adjacent station platform on display. Hawkhurst branch line: SER: Paddock Wood to Hawkhurst 1961: Opened in 1892 and ran for a distance of 11 1 ⁄ 2 miles ...
(Town, unless in station name) Rail company Year closed Shackerstone: Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway: 1931 now reopened Shadwell and St Georges East: London & Blackwall Railway: 1941 Shakespeare Cliff Halt: SE&CR: 1994 Shandon: West Highland Railway: 1964 Shankend: North British Railway: 1969 Shap: L&NWR: 1968 Shap Summit: LMS: 1958 Shapwick ...
The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M. Wignall, C J (1985). Complete British Railway Maps and Gazetteer (1825–1985). Poole, UK: Oxford Publishing ...
Connor, J.E. (2003) London's Disused Stations, Volume Four, The South Eastern Railway, including the Woodside & South Croydon Joint Line. Connor & Butler, Colchester, ISBN 978-0-947699-37-6 Connor, J.E. (2005) London's Disused Stations, Volume Five, The London & South Western Railway, including the Tooting Merton & Wimbledon Railway and West ...