Redbrook on Wye railway station

Redbrook on Wye
The site of the station in 2013
General information
LocationRedbrook, Forest of Dean
England
Grid referenceSO536100
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWye Valley Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
November 1876Station opened
January 1959Station closed to passengers
January 1964Station closed completely

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.[1] The sidings and passing loop remained open until late 1961 to serve the Tinplate Works in the village.[2]

  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 360. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ B. M. Handley and R. Dingwall, The Wye Valley Railway and the Coleford Branch, 1982, ISBN 0-85361-530-6