Abbey Foregate railway station

Abbey Foregate
General information
Location Shrewsbury, Shropshire
England
Coordinates 52.7095°N 2.741°W / 52.7095; -2.741
Grid reference SJ501127
Platforms 1
Other information
Status Disused
History
Original company Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping Shrewsbury and Wellington Joint Railway
Key dates
1 June 1849 opened
c. 1900 renamed Abbey Foregate Platform
30 September 1912 closed

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.

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.

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.

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