Blaisdon Halt railway station

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Blaisdon railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of Blaisdon in Gloucestershire and was the first stop on the Gloucester to Hereford line after Grange Court junction.

Blaisdon Halt
General information
LocationBlaisdon, Forest of Dean
England
Grid referenceSO702161
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
4 November 1929[1]Station opens
2 November 1964Station closes
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
Hereford Barrs Court
Hereford Barton
Rotherwas Junction
ROF Rotherwas
Dinedor tunnel
Holme Lacy
Ballingham tunnel
Ballingham
Fawley Tunnel
Fawley
Backney Halt
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard Halt
Mitcheldean Road
Lea Line tunnel
Longhope
Blaisdon Halt
Grange Court
Grange Court Junction

The station has been demolished.

References

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  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 85

Further reading

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  • Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Branch Lines around Ross-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 60-61. ISBN 9781906008307. OCLC 370350430.
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Site of the halt in October 2005
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Grange Court   Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
British Railways
  Longhope

51°50′35″N 2°25′55″W / 51.84303°N 2.43199°W / 51.84303; -2.43199