Tidenham railway station
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Tidenham Station was the station for the village of Tidenham
on the former Wye Valley Railway
. It was opened in 1876 during the construction of the line and closed on 5th January 1959 following the closure of the line to passenger services. The next station on the line was Netherhope Halt
.
, St. Briavels and Redbrook on Wye
. It consisted of a loop, signal box, platform and station building.
Tidenham Station became the first station to close on the line on 1st January 1917, this was a wartime measure to release staff and the station was re-opened on 1st February 1918.
The station closed completely in 1959 due to the withdrawal of passenger services on the line. It was converted into a loading bay for the nearby Dayhouse Quarry and was used until c. 1990. It was the last section to be closed on the Wye Valley Railway.
Tidenham
Tidenham is a village and civil parish in the Forest of Dean of west Gloucestershire, England, adjoining the Welsh border.The parish includes the villages of Tidenham, Beachley, Boughspring, Sedbury, Tutshill and Woodcroft, and according to the United Kingdom Census 2001 had a population of 5,316...
on the former Wye Valley Railway
Wye Valley Railway
The Wye Valley Railway was a standard gauge railway that ran for nearly between Chepstow and Monmouth along the lower part of the scenic Wye Valley in Monmouthshire, Wales, and Gloucestershire, England. It followed the route of the River Wye for most of its length...
. It was opened in 1876 during the construction of the line and closed on 5th January 1959 following the closure of the line to passenger services. The next station on the line was Netherhope Halt
Netherhope Halt railway station
Netherhope Halt was a railway station on the former Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in 1932 and closed in 1959; it was demolished soon afterwards.-References:...
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History
Tidenham Station was the first station after Wye Valley Junction on the Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in November 1876 as one of the four main stations on the line, the others being TinternTintern railway station
Tintern railway station served the village of Tintern on the Wye Valley Railway. It was opened in 1876 and closed for passengers in 1959 and freight in 1964, when the line was closed completely...
, St. Briavels and Redbrook on Wye
Redbrook on Wye railway station
Redbrook on Wye railway station was a station serving the village of Redbrook on the now disused Wye Valley Railway. It was opened on 1 November 1876 with the rest of the line and remained open for 83 years, it closed in 1959...
. It consisted of a loop, signal box, platform and station building.
Tidenham Station became the first station to close on the line on 1st January 1917, this was a wartime measure to release staff and the station was re-opened on 1st February 1918.
The station closed completely in 1959 due to the withdrawal of passenger services on the line. It was converted into a loading bay for the nearby Dayhouse Quarry and was used until c. 1990. It was the last section to be closed on the Wye Valley Railway.