Ellesmere railway station

Ellesmere railway station is a disused station in Ellesmere, Shropshire, England. The station was opened on 4 May 1863, closed to passengers on 18 January 1965 and closed completely on 29 March 1965.^[1]

Ellesmere
Ellesmere station site in 2018, the former station is on the right
General information
Location	Ellesmere, Shropshire England
Coordinates	52.9094°N 2.8997°W / 52.9094; -2.8997
Grid reference	SJ396351
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway
Pre-grouping	Cambrian Railways
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 May 1863	Opened[1]
18 January 1965	Closed to passengers[1]
29 March 1965	Closed[1]

Station site today and possible developments

The site of the former station has been swept away including the trackbed to Wrexham and Oswestry by modern housing and redevelopments which are now on all the former sidings, goods yard, and trackbed. The station building survives and is a Grade II listed building,^[2] albeit derelict and disused. The former station drive serves as an access road to an industrial estate north of the station site.

In 2018, there were plans to redevelop the site from houses and station building into flats but this has caused opposition due to the problems with the main roads as well as likely causing traffic congestion.

See also

• Listed buildings in Ellesmere Urban

References

1. "Station Name: Ellesmere". Disused Stations. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
2. "Former Ellesmere Railway Station". Historic England. Retrieved 21 December 2018.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2010). Oswestry to Whitchurch. Middleton Press. figs. 24-35. ISBN 9781906008819. OCLC 751631667.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Frankton Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Oswestry, Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway		Welshampton Line and station closed
Elson Halt Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway		Terminus