Abbey Foregate railway station
Disused railway station in Shropshire, England
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Abbey Foregate railway station was in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, south-east of Shrewsbury station, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction, on what is today the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Despite its name, the nearest road was Underdale Road, not Abbey Foregate.
Abbey Foregate | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Shrewsbury, Shropshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.7095°N 2.741°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SJ501127 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 June 1849 | ||||
| Original company | Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| c. 1900 | renamed Abbey Foregate Platform | ||||
| 30 September 1912 | closed | ||||
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History
Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. It closed to passengers in 1912.[1]
Today there remains a signal box on the line to Wolverhampton called Abbey Foregate (code of 'AF'). It controls the junction and the access to Abbey Foregate Yard. No remains of the platform exist.
See also
- Shrewsbury Abbey railway station - a station on Abbey Foregate