Ruddle Road Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Gloucestershire, England

51°47′58″N 2°27′20″W / 51.799381°N 2.455651°W / 51.799381; -2.455651Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates3 August 1907Opened[1]29 April 1917Closed[1]

Ruddle Road Halt railway station was a minor station on the Gloucester-Newport Railway on the outskirts of Newnham, Gloucestershire. It was also the start of a branch line to Cinderford New station and Mitcheldean Road station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway. It closed in 1917 and has since been demolished. The track remains in use on the Gloucester to Newport line. The branch to Cinderford closed in 1967 and has since been returned to agriculture and built on.

Services

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Awre for Blakeney
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Bullo Pill Railway 		  Newnham
Line open, station closed

References

  1. ^ a b Quick, Michael (2009) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (4th ed.). Oxford: Railway & Canal Historical Society. p. 231. ISBN 978-0-901461-57-5. OCLC 612226077.

External links

  • Ruddle Road Halt
  • Ruddle Road & Bullo Cross Halts
  • The Main Line - Severn Tunnel Junction to Gloucester