Oldwoods Halt railway station

Oldwoods Halt & Siding
General information
LocationOld Woods, Shropshire
England
Coordinates52°46′39″N 2°48′34″W / 52.7776°N 2.8094°W / 52.7776; -2.8094
Grid referenceSJ454203
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
3 July 1933Station opens
12 September 1960Closed to passengers
6 April 1964Closed to goods

Oldwoods Halt was a minor station located north of Shrewsbury on the GWR's Paddington to Birkenhead Woodside main line. It was opened in the nineteen thirties as part of the GWR's halt construction programme, aimed at combatting growing competition from bus services. Today the route is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line. Nothing now remains of the halt although the area of the adjacent goods siding/s can still be seen on the west side of the line.