Donnington railway station

Donnington
Site of the station in 1991
General information
LocationDonnington, Telford
England
Coordinates52°43′32″N 2°26′05″W / 52.7256°N 2.4348°W / 52.7256; -2.4348
Grid referenceSJ708143
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyShropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1849Opened
1 January 1871Renamed Donnington Wood
July 1871Renamed Donnington
7 September 1964Closed[1]
Location
Former station house near Donnington
Site of Donnington railway station in 2018

Donnington railway station was a railway station in Shropshire, England. It was built by the Shropshire Union Railway who opened it in 1849,[2] Passenger service ceased in September 1964,[3] and freight service ceased on 4 October 1965.

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Foxcroft, Richard. "Wellington to Donnington". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  3. ^ "Donnington village boasted its own station..." Rail Magazine. 11–24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Stafford to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 34-37. ISBN 9781908174598. OCLC 913791564.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Trench Crossing
Line and station closed 		  London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Stafford–Shrewsbury line 		  Newport
Line and station closed
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