Four Crosses railway station
Four Crosses railway station
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| Four Crosses | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Four Crosses |
| Area | Powys |
| Coordinates | 52°45′31″N 3°04′53″W / 52.7586°N 3.0813°W / 52.7586; -3.0813Coordinates: 52°45′31″N 3°04′53″W / 52.7586°N 3.0813°W / 52.7586; -3.0813 |
| Grid reference | SJ271184 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Cambrian Railways |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1860 | Opened[1] |
| 18 January 1965 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
 UK Railways portal | |
The former creamery at Four Crosses, which once sent milk trains to London, has now been converted into flats. 8 October 2007
The Dairy Crest Four Crosses distribution centre now occupies the former mainline of the Cambrian Railways south for the station
Four Crosses railway station was a station on the former Cambrian Railways between Oswestry and Welshpool.
History[edit]
Opened in 1860 as part of the Oswestry and Newtown Railway (O&NR), it served the village of Four Crosses in Powys, Wales.
The O&NR line south of Llanymynech to Newtown (Powys) was single track, with passing loops at each intermediate station. Four Crosses was the main crossing point for passenger trains from Oswestry to Newtown, and so was re-configured by the Great Western Railway in 1925, when a private sidings was also laid to the nearby creamery, giving milk trains direct access. The GWR improved the up platform, installed longer passing loops of 1,116 feet (340 m) in length, and reconfigured the 1896 signal box to cope with additional traffic.[2]
In 1963, the former CR mainline was vested to the London Midland Region of British Railways, who decided to keep the parallel former Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway open. The line from Welshpool to Oswestry was hence closed in 1965, including Four Crosses station.
The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
References[edit]
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^ "Llanymynech sgnal box". CambrianRailways.com. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Llanymymnech Line and station closed | | Great Western Railway Oswestry and Newtown Railway | | Arddleen Line and station closed |
Closed railway stations in Powys | |
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| Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway |
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| Hereford, Hay and Brecon Railway |
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| Kington and Eardisley Railway |
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| Leominster and Kington Railway |
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| Llanfyllin Branch |
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| Llanidloes and Newtown Railway |
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| Manchester and Milford Railway |
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| Mawddwy Railway |
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| Mid-Wales Railway |
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| Neath and Brecon Railway |
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| Newtown and Machynlleth Railway |
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| Oswestry and Newtown Railway |
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| Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway |
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| Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway |
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| Swansea Vale and Neath and Brecon Junction Railway |
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| Tanat Valley Light Railway |
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| Van Railway |
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