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Lawley Bank railway station

Coordinates: 52°40′31″N 2°28′51″W / 52.6753°N 2.4809°W / 52.6753; -2.4809
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Lawley Bank
Site of Lawley Bank in 2018
General information
LocationTelford, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°40′31″N 2°28′51″W / 52.6753°N 2.4809°W / 52.6753; -2.4809
Grid referenceSJ675087
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWellington and Severn Junction Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 May 1859Opened[1]
1962Closed

Lawley Bank railway station was a station to the west of Telford, Shropshire, England. The station was opened in 1859 and closed in 1962. The entire site is now occupied by housing developments. The section between Lawley Bank and Horsehay and Dawley is now in use by the Telford Steam Railway, which opened a new station called Lawley Village which is directly south of Lawley Bank station site.

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 270

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Craven Arms to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 95-97. ISBN 9781906008338. OCLC 750867075.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
New Dale Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Wellington to Craven Arms Railway
  Horsehay and Dawley
Line and station open