Shropshire Stations Gallery

Eardington Halt, Shropshire, c.1960s

A view of Eardington station in Shropshire, c.1960s. Taken from the side of a train at the station, the image shows the small station building or shelter and the platform. Eardington opened in June 1868 to serve the nearby iron works, and became an unstaffed halt in 1949. The station closed in September 1963 but reopened as a preserved station on 23rd May 1970 as part of the Severn Valley Railway Heritage Line. However in 1982 it ceased to be a regular stop

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