Coalport East railway station

Coalport East was a London and North Western Railway station at Coalport, situated on the north bank of the River Severn. It formed the terminus of the Coalport Branch Line which ran from Hadley Junction near Oakengates on the LNWR Stafford to Shrewsbury Line.

Coalport East
Coalport East station in 2018
Location	Coalport England
Coordinates	52.6164°N 2.4416°W
Grid reference	SJ701021
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 June 1861	Opened as Coalport
?	Renamed Coalport East
6 June 1952	Closed for passengers
1960	closed for freight

History

The station was originally named ‘Coalport’ at opening on 17 June 1861.[1] It was later renamed ‘Coalport East’ to avoid confusion with the Severn Valley Railway Coalport station which opened on the opposite bank of the river Severn in 1862.

The station was host to a LMS caravan from 1934 to 1939.[2]

Coalport East closed to passengers on 6 June 1952,[1] and to freight traffic in 1960.[3]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Terminus		London and North Western Railway Coalport Branch Line		Madeley Market Line closed, station closed

References

Notes

1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
2. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 22. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
3. Cooke, B.W.C., ed. (January 1960). "Coalport Freight Line Closed". Notes and News. The Railway Magazine. Vol. 107 no. 717. Westminster: Tothill Press. p. 64.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Stafford to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 118-120. ISBN 9781908174598. OCLC 913791564.