Newport (Shropshire) railway station

Newport (Shropshire)
Location
Place	Newport
Area	Telford and Wrekin
Coordinates	52°45′44″N 2°22′15″W / 52.762190°N 2.370969°W / 52.762190; -2.370969Coordinates: 52°45′44″N 2°22′15″W / 52.762190°N 2.370969°W / 52.762190; -2.370969
Grid reference	SJ750183
Operations
Original company	Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway London Midland Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
1849	Opened
7 Sept 1964	closed for passengers
1967	Closed completely
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Newport (Shropshire) station was a railway station serving the Shropshire market town of Newport that was situated on the Stafford to Shrewsbury Line via Wellington).

History

The London and North Western Railway leased the line between Stafford and Wellington from the Shropshire Union Canal and Railway Company until 1922 when it was absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, with the passenger service withdrawn in 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe^[1] and the line closing completely in 1967. The track was lifted soon afterwards.

Restoration

Due to Newport's proximity to the new town of Telford and the cities of Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, Newport is seen as a potential commuter town, but the absence of a station is a loss to the town.^[2] However, ever since the reinstatement of the line as far as Telford International Freight Park at Donnington, the reopening of Newport's station is seen "definitely be feasible",^[3] this would mean that freight that is currently routed through Wolverhampton to reach Scotland and the north, could benefit from a line through Newport to the West Coast Main Line at Stafford, thereby freeing up capacity from Telford to the West Midlands conurbation.

The line is in the top 36 'Lines that should reopen' listing published by the Campaign for Better Transport.^[4]

References

↑ Cryer, Geoff (2014). "4; British Railways 1948-1994". Shropshire Railways. Marlborough: Crowood Press. p. 76. ISBN 978 1 84797 691 8.
↑ "Newport Town Plan" (PDF). Newport-Shropshire TC. Newport Town Council. p. 33. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
↑ "Call to reopen railway line". Shropshire Star. June 17, 2009.
↑ "Lines that should reopen - Top 36". Campaign for Better Transport. Archived from the original on August 2, 2009.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Donnington		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Stafford to Shrewsbury Line		Gnosall

Closed railway stations in Shropshire

Severn Valley Railway	Berrington Cound Halt Cressage Buildwas Iron Bridge and Broseley Jackfield Halt Coalport West Linley Halt Eardington Halt Alveley Halt

Coalport Branch Line	Oakengates Market Street Malins Lee Dawley and Stirchley Madeley Market Coalport East

Tenbury and Bewdley Railway	Tenbury Wells Neen Sollars Cleobury Mortimer

Cleobury Mortimer and Ditton Priors Light Railway	Ditton Priors Halt Cleobury North Crossing Burwarton Halt Aston Botterell Siding Stottesdon Halt Prescott Spring Detton Ford Siding Chilton Halt Cleobury Town Halt

Wellington and Severn Junction Railway	Ketley Ketley Town Halt New Dale Halt Lawley Bank Horsehay and Dawley Doseley Halt Lightmoor Platform Green Bank Halt Iron Bridge Gorge Coalbrookdale

Much Wenlock and Severn Junction Railway	Farley Halt Much Wenlock Westwood Halt Presthope Easthope Halt Longville Rushbury Harton Road

Shropshire Union Railways	Newport (Shropshire) Donnington Trench Crossing Hadley

Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway	Abbey Foregate Upton Magna Walcot Admaston

Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway	Condover Dorrington Leebotwood All Stretton Halt Little Stretton Halt Marsh Brook Wistanstow Halt Onibury Bromfield Ashford Bowdler Woofferton

Shrewsbury and Chester Railway	Trehowell Halt Weston Rhyn Whittington Low Level Rednal and West Felton Haughton Halt Stanwardine Halt Baschurch Oldwoods Halt Leaton

Wellington and Drayton Railway	Little Drayton Halt Tern Hill Wollerton Halt Hodnet Peplow Ellerdine Halt Rowton Halt Crudgington Longdon Halt

Bishops Castle Railway	Bishop's Castle Lydham Heath Eaton Plowden Horderley Stretford Bridge Halt

Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway	Melverley Chapel Lane Maesbrook Wern Las Kinnerley Junction Edgerley Nesscliffe and Pentre Shrawardine Ford and Crossgates Shoot Hill Cruckton Edgebold Hookagate and Redhill Meole Brace Shrewsbury West Shrewsbury Abbey

Minsterley branch line	Plealey Road Pontesbury Minsterley

Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway	Plas-y-Court Halt Westbury (Salop) Yockleton Hanwood

Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway	Ellesmere Frankton Whittington High Level Tinkers Green Halt Forest Hall

Oswestry and Newtown Railway	Llynclys Pant (Salop)

Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway	Trench Halt Elson Halt

Other	Hadhall Madeley Market Drayton New Hadley Halt Norton-in-Hales

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