Aston Cantlow Halt railway station

52°14′48″N 1°47′27″W / 52.2466°N 1.7909°W / 52.2466; -1.7909Grid referenceSP143609Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates18 December 1922Station opened25 September 1939Station closed1941Station re-opened for workmen's trains1944Station finally closed

Aston Cantlow Halt railway station is a disused railway station half a mile north of the village of Aston Cantlow, Warwickshire, England. The platform was 200 feet (61 m) long by 8 feet (2.4 m) wide and composed of wooden railway sleepers. There was a corrugated iron waiting hut with a wooden bench inside. Although there was no goods yard or sidings the station was lit by lights tended by the station master from Great Alne.

History

The station, opened in 1922, was located on Great Western Railway's Bearley to Alcester line. Although the line itself was opened many years earlier in 1876 it wasn't until after the First World War that residents demands were met at Aston Cantlow. It stayed part of the GWR following the Grouping of 1923.

The station then closed under this management just before the Second World War due to wartime economy. It was reopened in 1941 but was rarely used and finally closed for good in 1944.^[1] After the track was taken up the station site became overgrown and, as of 2010, little or no evidence can be found of the station.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Bearley Line closed, station open		Great Western Railway Alcester to Hatton Branch		Great Alne Line and station closed
Wilmcote Line and station open		Great Western Railway Wilmcote to Alcester Line

References

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

External links

• Aston Cantlow Halt on navigable old O. S. map
• Aston Cantlow Station