Abbey Foregate railway station

Abbey Foregate
Location
Location	Shrewsbury
Area	Shropshire
Operations
Original company	Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	N / A
Platforms	?
History
June 1 1849	Station opens
c. 1900	Station renamed Abbey Foregate Platform
September 30, 1912	Station closes
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Abbey Foregate railway station was a station in the English county of Shropshire. It was located south of Shrewsbury station, to the east of Severn Bridge Junction.

History

Opened by the Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway in 1849, the station name was changed to Abbey Foregate Platform around 1900. Becoming part of the Great Western Railway, it closed to passengers in 1912.

References

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1 85260 508 1

• A. Jowett, (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing.  ISBN 0 906899 99 0

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Shrewsbury		Great Western Railway Shrewsbury & Birmingham Railway		Upton Magna