Speech House Road railway station

Speech House Road
Sign marking the site of the former station.
General information
LocationCannop, Forest of Dean
England
Coordinates51°48′07″N 2°33′59″W / 51.8020°N 2.5665°W / 51.8020; -2.5665
Grid referenceSO610116
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySevern and Wye Railway
Pre-groupingSevern and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway
Post-groupingSevern and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway
Key dates
23 September 1875Opened
8 July 1929Closed to passengers
12 August 1963Closed to freight

Speech House Road railway station is a disused railway station opened by the former Severn and Wye Railway in 1875, it remained open for 88 years until the line, north of Parkend, closed to freight in 1963. Passenger trains on the Severn and Wye Railway, north of Lydney, were withdrawn from 1929.[1]

  1. ^ Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4