Coalbrookdale railway station is a disused station at
Coalbrookdale in
Shropshire, England. The station was situated on the now mothballed freight-only line between
Buildwas Junction
Buildwas railway station was an isolated junction railway station on the Wellington to Craven Arms Railway and Severn Valley Railway. Opened on 1 February 1862. Although the station served both the Severn Valley Railway and Wellington to Crav ...
and
Lightmoor Junction
Lightmoor Junction was a railway junction between Ironbridge Power Station at Buildwas and Madeley Junction in Shropshire, England.
From Lightmoor Junction, a line ran towards Wellington via Doseley and Horsehay. Following the complete closure ...
. The station buildings are now used by the
Green Wood Centre
The Green Wood Centre in Coalbrookdale, Shropshire – formerly the Green Wood Trust, which was formed in 1984 with the help of many volunteers and specialists who were concerned about the environment – is now the home of thSmall Woods Associat ...
.
The
Telford Steam Railway has aspirations to take possession of the up track passing through the station as part of its southern extension.
The station building at
Longville (another station on the
Wenlock, Craven Arms and Lightmoor Extension railway) was a similar but reduced version of that at Coalbookdale.
Coalbrookdale railway station is a waypoint on the
South Telford Heritage Trail.
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Disused railway stations in Shropshire
Ironbridge Gorge
Coalbrookdale
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1864
Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1962
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