Woofferton railway station

Woofferton
Woofferton station (disused). The junction was just beyond the station, to the right
General information
Location	Woofferton, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52°18′40″N 2°42′49″W / 52.3111°N 2.7136°W / 52.3111; -2.7136
Grid reference	SO514683
Platforms	3
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Pre-grouping	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Post-grouping	Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway
Key dates
6 December 1853 (1853-12-06)	Station opened
31 July 1961 (1961-07-31)	Station closed

Woofferton railway station was a station and railway junction near Woofferton, Shropshire, England, where the Tenbury Railway joined the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway (S&HR).

The station opened on 6 December 1853 as part of the southern extension of the S&HR from Ludlow to Hereford. It became a junction station in August 1861 when the Tenbury Railway (operated by the S&HR) opened a 5-mile branch line. In August 1864 the GWR-operated Tenbury and Bewdley Railway opened, completing the 'Wyre Forest Line' to Bewdley. In 1889 a bay platform, known as the "Back Platform", was added to serve the Wyre Forest Line. This was accessed via two diamond crossings in the main lines and continued in use until being removed in 1957.^[1]

The station closed on 31 July 1961,^[2] the same date as the closure of the former Tenbury Railway. The line through the station, the Welsh Marches Line, remains in use.