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Tram Inn railway station

Coordinates: 51°59′54″N 2°46′56″W / 51.9982°N 2.7822°W / 51.9982; -2.7822
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Tram Inn
The site of the station, now a level crossing, in 2009
General information
LocationEast of Thruxton, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51°59′54″N 2°46′56″W / 51.9982°N 2.7822°W / 51.9982; -2.7822
Grid referenceSO464335
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNewport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 January 1854Opened
9 June 1958Closed to passengers
1964closed

Tram Inn railway station was a station to the east of Thruxton, Herefordshire, England. It was named after a local public house, itself named after a tramway that carried coal into Hereford before the modern railway.[1][2][3]

The station was opened in 1854, closed to passengers in 1958[4][5] and closed completely in 1964.

References

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  1. ^ Simpson, Helen J. (1997). The Day the Trains Came: The Herefordshire Railways : the People who Built Them and who Rejoiced when They Arrived. Gracewing Publishing. ISBN 978-0-85244-374-3. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ Cornelius Hallen, A. W. (1892). "Holiday Notes on the Welsh Marches". The Scottish Antiquary, or, Northern Notes and Queries. 7: 66. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ Greene, Miranda (2 March 2015). "The Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford railway". Herefordshire Council. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 426. OCLC 931112387.
  5. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. 233. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Further reading

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
St Devereux
Line open, station closed
  Great Western Railway
Newport, Abergavenny and Hereford Railway
  Hereford Barton
Line and station closed