Plas-y-Court Halt railway station

Plas-y-Court Halt
Location	West of Wollaston, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52°42′18″N 3°00′59″W / 52.7049°N 3.0165°W / 52.7049; -3.0165Coordinates: 52°42′18″N 3°00′59″W / 52.7049°N 3.0165°W / 52.7049; -3.0165
Grid reference	SJ315124
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway
Post-grouping	LMS and GWR joint
Key dates
1934	Opened[1]
1960	Closed[1][2]

Plas-y-Court Halt railway station was a railway station to the west of Wollaston, Shropshire, England. Although popularly claimed to have opened with the railway in 1861, the station actually opened in 1934^[1] and closed in 1960.^[1][2] The halt was situated to the east side of a gated level crossing and on the south side of the line opposite the crossing keeper's cottage. It was made of timber and had a waiting shelter. The halt has been demolished but the crossing keeper's cottage remains as a private residence.

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• 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. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.

Further reading[]

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2008). Shrewsbury to Newtown. Middleton Press. fig. 57. ISBN 9781906008291. OCLC 228374968.

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