Fawley railway station (Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway)

Fawley railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of King's Caple in Herefordshire on Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. The station had two platforms each with its own brick built waiting rooms, and a small goods yard. It was situated just south of Fawley Tunnel. It closed, along with the line, on 2 November 1964.

For the disused station on the Fawley Branch Line of a similar name, see Fawley railway station.

Fawley
Fawley station in September 1974, after closure.
LocationKing's Caple, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51.9650°N 2.6221°W / 51.9650; -2.6221
Grid referenceSO573297
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1855Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes
Site of Fawley station in 2018
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
Hereford Barrs Court
Hereford Barton
Rotherwas Junction
ROF Rotherwas
Dinedor tunnel
Holme Lacy
Ballingham tunnel
Ballingham
Fawley Tunnel
Fawley
River Wye
Backney Halt
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard Halt
Mitcheldean Road
Lea Line tunnel
 Longhope
 Blaisdon Halt
Grange Court
Grange Court Junction

The station site is a private garden.

References

    Further reading
    • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 17-21. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
    Former Services
    Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
    Backney Halt   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
    British Railways    		   Ballingham


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