Baschurch railway station
Encyclopedia
Baschurch railway station was a minor station located about ten miles north of Shrewsbury
on the GWR’s
Paddington
to Birkenhead
main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line
. The station building (now a private house) can still be seen on the west side of the line adjacent Baschurch
level crossing
.
According to the Official Handbook of Stations
the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a three ton crane.
Although the station was closed the line has continued in use for through trains.
the franchise operator for the line agreed to re-examine the feasibility of trains stopping at Baschurch.
As of October 2011 the campaign continues, with the commissioning of new research into the feasibility of the reopening proposal. Funding for the study was declined by Shropshire Council, but now campaigners are to fund it themselves.
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury is the county town of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England. Lying on the River Severn, it is a civil parish home to some 70,000 inhabitants, and is the primary settlement and headquarters of Shropshire Council...
on the GWR’s
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
to Birkenhead
Birkenhead
Birkenhead is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral in Merseyside, England. It is on the Wirral Peninsula, along the west bank of the River Mersey, opposite the city of Liverpool...
main line. Today this is part of the Shrewsbury to Chester line
Shrewsbury to Chester Line
The Shrewsbury to Chester Line, also known as the Severn–Dee Line , was built in 1846 as the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway...
. The station building (now a private house) can still be seen on the west side of the line adjacent Baschurch
Baschurch
Baschurch is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies in North Shropshire, north of Shrewsbury. Population: 1,475 . The village has strong links to Shrewsbury to the south-east, Oswestry to the north-west, and Wem to the north-east. Baschurch is twinned with the town of Giat...
level crossing
Level crossing
A level crossing occurs where a railway line is intersected by a road or path onone level, without recourse to a bridge or tunnel. It is a type of at-grade intersection. The term also applies when a light rail line with separate right-of-way or reserved track crosses a road in the same fashion...
.
Historical Services
Express train did not call at Baschurch, only local services.According to the Official Handbook of Stations
Official Handbook of Stations
The Official Handbook of Stations was a large listing all the passenger and goods stations and private sidings on the railways of Great Britain and Ireland...
the following classes of traffic were being handled at this station in 1956: G, P, F, L, H & C and there was a three ton crane.
Although the station was closed the line has continued in use for through trains.
Campaign for reopening
In September 2009, a local group was formed to campaign for the station to be reopened. An initial public meeting was attended by 250 people, and Arriva Trains WalesArriva Trains Wales
Arriva Trains Wales is a train operating company, owned by Arriva, that operates urban and inter urban passenger services in Wales and the Welsh Marches...
the franchise operator for the line agreed to re-examine the feasibility of trains stopping at Baschurch.
As of October 2011 the campaign continues, with the commissioning of new research into the feasibility of the reopening proposal. Funding for the study was declined by Shropshire Council, but now campaigners are to fund it themselves.