Ashperton railway station

Ashperton
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Location
Place	Ashperton
Area	Herefordshire
Coordinates
Grid reference	SO650402
Operations
Original company	Worcester and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
History
15 September 1861	Station opens as Ashperton
2 November 1964	Station renamed Ashperton Halt
5 April 1965	Station closed
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Ashperton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashperton in Herefordshire, England. It was located on what is now known as the Cotswold Line.

History

Opened by the Worcester and Hereford Railway, it became part of the West Midland Railway then was absorbed by the Great Western Railway. The station then passed on to the Western Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. It was then closed by the British Railways Board.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Ledbury		Great Western Railway Worcester and Hereford Railway		Stoke Edith

The site today

Trains on the Cotswold Line pass the site. Geograph [1]