Ross-on-Wye railway station

Ross-on-Wye railway station
The derelict Ross-on-Wye station in September 1974.
General information
LocationRoss-on-Wye, Herefordshire
England
Coordinates51°54′59″N 2°34′28″W / 51.9163°N 2.5745°W / 51.9163; -2.5745
Grid referenceSO605243
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyHereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 June 1855Opened
2 November 1964closed for passengers
1 November 1965Closed for freight traffic
Ross-on-Wye Station, with Hereford - Gloucester train in 1958
Hereford, Ross
and Gloucester Railway
Hereford Barrs Court
Hereford Barton
Rotherwas Junction
ROF Rotherwas
Dinedor tunnel
Holme Lacy
Ballingham tunnel
Ballingham
Fawley Tunnel
Fawley
Backney Halt
Ross-on-Wye
Weston under Penyard Halt
Mitcheldean Road
Lea Line tunnel
Longhope
Blaisdon Halt
Grange Court
Grange Court Junction

Ross-on-Wye railway station is a former junction railway station on the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway constructed just to the north of the Herefordshire town of Ross-on-Wye. It was the terminus of the Ross and Monmouth Railway which joined the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway just south of the station.