Fernhill Heath railway station
Former railway station in Worcestershire, England
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Fernhill Heath railway station was an intermediate railway station on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway between Worcester (Tunnel Junction) and Droitwich Spa.
Fernhill Heath | |||||
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The site of the former station | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Fernhill Heath, Worcestershire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52.2315°N 2.1920°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SO870592 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 18 February 1852 | Opened as Fearnall Heath | ||||
| 1 July 1883 | Renamed Fernhill Heath | ||||
| 5 April 1965 | Closed | ||||
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History
The original station was opened by the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway on 18 February 1852; at first named Fearnall Heath, it was renamed Fernhill Heath on 1 July 1883.[1]
The station was closed on 5 April 1965[1] due to the Beeching cuts, and little remains of the station. The footbridge was added in the early 1970s and was not part of the original station which operated a walk over crossing only.
In 2017, a document by Transport for West Midlands included Fernhill Heath as a 'possible a new station'.[2]