Abbey Foregate railway station
Encyclopedia
Abbey Foregate railway station was a station in Shrewsbury
, Shropshire
. It was located southeast 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, and not Abbey Foregate itself.
in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. Becoming part of the Great Western Railway
, it closed to passengers in 1912.
Today there remains a signal box, on the line to Wolverhampton, called Abbey Foregate (with the present day code of 'AF'). The box controls the junction there and the access to the yard (which is also called Abbey Foregate Yard). No remains of the platform exist however.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
, Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
. It was located southeast of Shrewsbury station
Shrewsbury railway station
Shrewsbury railway station is the railway station serving Shrewsbury, county town of Shropshire, England. It is the only remaining railway station in the town; Shrewsbury Abbey, as well as other small stations around the town, having long closed. The station was built in 1848 and has been extended...
, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction
Severn Bridge Junction
Severn Bridge Junction is the area of railway lines just south of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, controlled by the signal box of the same name. The Network Rail signalling area code is 'SBJ.'-History:...
, on what is today the Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line. Despite its name, the nearest road was Underdale Road, and not Abbey Foregate itself.
History
Opened by the Shrewsbury and Birmingham RailwayShrewsbury and Birmingham Railway
The Shrewsbury and Birmingham Railway opened on 12 November 1849. It merged with the Great Western Railway on 1 September 1854.The company formed originally as the Shrewsbury & Wolverhampton, Dudley & Birmingham Railway in 1844, it became Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway in 1847.When the section...
in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. Becoming part of the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
, it closed to passengers in 1912.
Today there remains a signal box, on the line to Wolverhampton, called Abbey Foregate (with the present day code of 'AF'). The box controls the junction there and the access to the yard (which is also called Abbey Foregate Yard). No remains of the platform exist however.