Minsterley branch line

Minsterley branch line
A rail tour at Minsterley station 11 September 1965
Overview
Owner	Great Western Railway London and North Western Railway
Locale	Shropshire
Termini	Cruckmeole Junction 52°40′40″N 2°50′28″W / 52.6779°N 2.8411°W / 52.6779; -2.8411 (Cruckmeole Junction) Minsterley railway station 52°38′27″N 2°55′27″W / 52.6408°N 2.9243°W / 52.6408; -2.9243 (Minsterley station)
Stations	3
History
Opened	1861
Closed	1967
Technical
Line length	6.5 mi (10.5 km)
Number of tracks	1
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

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Legend
1861-1967
Cambrian Line to Shrewsbury Hanwood Cruckmeole Junction Cambrian Line to Welshpool Plealey Road Pontesbury Snailbeach Dist Rlys Minsterley unbuilt section Chirbury Proposed line to Lydham Heath England Wales Cambrian Line to Welshpool Montgomery Cambrian Line to Newtown

The Minsterley branch was a short railway line that ran from Cruckmeole Junction on the Cambrian Line just south of Shrewsbury to Minsterley in Shropshire. The six-and-a-half mile standard gauge line was the only section built of a plan to connect Shrewsbury with mid Wales. It was part of a joint venture between the Great Western Railway and London and North Western Railway companies.