Whittington High Level railway station

Whittington High Level
Location
Place Whittington
Area Shropshire
Grid reference SJ 322 313
Operations
Original company Cambrian Railways
Pre-grouping Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping GWR
Western Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
27 July 1864 Station opened as "Whittington"
1 Jul 1924 Renamed "Whittington High Level"
October 1937 Closd to goods
4 January 1960 Closed completely[1]
1963 Line transferred to London Midland Region of British Railways
18 January 1965 Line closed
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Oswestry, Ellesmere
& Whitchurch Railway

Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway
to Crewe
Whitchurch and Tattenhall Railway
to Chester
Whitchurch
Crewe and Shrewsbury Railway
to Shrewsbury
England
Wales
border
Fenn's Bank
Bettisfield
Wales
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border
Welshampton
Ellesmere
Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway
Frankton
Whittington High Level
Tinkers Green Halt
Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (GWR)
Great Western Railway
to Gobowen
Oswestry
Tanat Valley Light Railway
Oswestry and Newtown Railway
to Welshpool

Whittington High Level railway station is one of two former railway stations in the village of Whittington, Shropshire, England.

History

Whittington High Level railway station was opened as plain "Whittington" by the Cambrian Railways, on their single-track Oswestry to Whitchurch line. The Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway were in the process of building the station when the company was absorbed into the newly created Cambrian Railways in 1864. The Cambrian itself was incorporated into the GWR at the grouping of 1923. In 1948 both of Whittington's lines and stations became part of the Western Region of British Railways.

In 1924 the two "Whittington" stations in the village were renamed. This station gained the suffix "High Level" and its neighbour on the GWR’s Paddington to Birkenhead main line became Whittington Low Level.

The line was generally single track with passing loops, one of which was at Whittington High Level station, which was on an embankment. The platforms, station buildings and signalbox were made of wood. The station was damaged by fire in 1958.[2]

The line and station have been demolished.

Passenger services

In 1922 passenger services calling at Whittington High Level were at their most intensive, with trains serving several long-distance destinations as well as locals plying between Whitchurch and Oswestry:

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Tinkers Green Halt
Line and station closed
  Cambrian Railways
OE&WR
  Frankton
Line and station closed

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Coordinates: 52°52′33″N 3°00′33″W / 52.875805°N 3.009113°W / 52.875805; -3.009113

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