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Kerne Bridge railway station is a disused railway station on the Ross and Monmouth Railway constructed in the
The station was opened in August 1873 and was located next to the single-span road bridge on the left bank of the river. It was closed in 1959 when the line was closed to passengers but the track remained used until 1965. After many years as an outdoor activity centre, the building is now a private house. It was located approximately 4 miles and 10
' Kerne Bridge' for
Station on 1952 OS Map
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Former Great Western Railway stations Disused railway stations in Herefordshire History of Herefordshire {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub
Herefordshire
Herefordshire () is a county in the West Midlands of England, governed by Herefordshire Council. It is bordered by Shropshire to the north, Worcestershire to the east, Gloucestershire to the south-east, and the Welsh counties of Monmouthshire ...
hamlet of Kerne Bridge
Kerne Bridge is a hamlet in south Herefordshire, England, about south of the market town of Ross-on-Wye on the B4234 Ross-on-Wye to Coleford road. Situated on the left bank of the River Wye, it takes its modern name from the nineteenth cent ...
which also served the village of Goodrich across the River Wye
The River Wye (; cy, Afon Gwy ) is the Longest rivers of the United Kingdom, fourth-longest river in the UK, stretching some from its source on Plynlimon in mid Wales to the Severn estuary. For much of its length the river forms part of Wal ...
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History
The station was opened in August 1873 and was located next to the single-span road bridge on the left bank of the river. It was closed in 1959 when the line was closed to passengers but the track remained used until 1965. After many years as an outdoor activity centre, the building is now a private house. It was located approximately 4 miles and 10 chains
A chain is a serial assembly of connected pieces, called links, typically made of metal, with an overall character similar to that of a rope in that it is flexible and curved in compression but linear, rigid, and load-bearing in tension. A c ...
along the railway from Ross-on-Wye station.Stanley C Jenkins, ''The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line'', revised second edition 2009,
Layout
The station consisted of a loop and goods siding, two platforms and a stone station building. This building was similar to the stations on the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway as both lines were constructed by the same engineer, Edward Richards. The name-board on the platform read ''Goodrich Castle
Goodrich Castle is a Norman medieval castle ruin north of the village of Goodrich in Herefordshire, England, controlling a key location between Monmouth and Ross-on-Wye. It was praised by William Wordsworth as the "noblest ruin in Herefordshir ...
'' in an attempt to attract more passengers. The second platform and run-round loop was changed into a siding in 1901. The siding on the old platform had a GWR camp coach from 1935 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region in 1952 and from 1955 to 1958. Timber was one of the most important goods at the station, but the station also had facilities for coal and livestock transport. There was a staff of three in the early 20th century, but as traffic eventually declined the number of staff fell.
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Station on 1952 OS Map
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959 Former Great Western Railway stations Disused railway stations in Herefordshire History of Herefordshire {{WestMidlands-railstation-stub