Baschurch railway station was a minor station located about ten miles north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's

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main line. Today this is part of the

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. The station building (now a private house) can be seen on the west side of the line adjacent Baschurch

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; it was designed by

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Historical services

Express trains did not call at Baschurch, only local services. According to the ''

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'' the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a three-ton crane. Although the station was closed the line has continued in use for through trains.

Accidents and incidents

*On 13 February 1961, an express passenger train was in collision with a freight train that was being shunted at the station. The accident was due to a signalman's error. Three people were killed and two were injured.

Campaign for reopening

In September 2009, a local group was formed to campaign for the station to be reopened. An initial public meeting was attended by 250 people, and Arriva Trains Wales the franchise operator for the line agreed to re-examine the feasibility of trains stopping at Baschurch. As of October 2011 the campaign continued, with the commissioning of new research into the feasibility of the reopening proposal. Funding for the study was declined by

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, but campaigners aimed to fund it themselves. In 2023 the local MP, Helen Morgan told parliament there was still support locally for reopening and urged

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, to take this up.

References

External links

Baschurch station on navigable 1946 O.S. map

Baschurch Station Group
{{DEFAULTSORT:Baschurch Railway Station Disused railway stations in Shropshire Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1960 Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1848 Former Great Western Railway stations Thomas Mainwaring Penson railway stations

Historical services

Accidents and incidents

Campaign for reopening

See also

References

Further reading

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