Hereford Barton railway station

Former railway station in Hereford, England

52°03′23″N 2°43′29″W / 52.0564°N 2.7246°W / 52.0564; -2.7246Grid referenceSO504400Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates2 January 1854Opened[1]2 January 1893Closed[2]

Hereford Barton railway station was a station in Hereford, Herefordshire, England.

History

The station was opened on 2 January 1854 and closed on 2 January 1893.[1][2] The station was demolished in 1913.[2]

Stationmasters

  • John Walker 1853 - 1880[3]
  • John H. Cotterall ca. 1881
  • Thomas Jones 1891 - 1900[4] (afterwards station master at Abergavenny)
  • Charles James Field 1901 - 1906[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Simpson 1997, p. 54
  2. ^ a b c "The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Deaths". Ross Gazette. England. 25 March 1880. Retrieved 21 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Interesting Presentation at Barton Station". Hereford Journal. England. 3 February 1900. Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.6". Great Western Railway: 325. 1835. Retrieved 21 August 2021.

Sources

  • Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways. Gracewing. ISBN 9780852443743. OCLC 60181768.

Further reading

  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2005). Hereford to Newport. Middleton Press. figs. 1-6. ISBN 9781904474548. OCLC 318952259.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Tram Inn
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway 		  Hereford
Line closed, station open
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Closed railway stations in Herefordshire
Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Hereford, Ross and
Gloucester Railway
Leominster and Kington RailwayKington and Eardisley RailwayHereford, Hay and Brecon RailwayGolden Valley RailwayNewport, Abergavenny
and Hereford Railway
West Midland Railway
Ross and Monmouth RailwayWorcester, Bromyard
and Leominster RailwayLedbury and Gloucester RailwayOther


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