Walford Halt railway station

Walford Halt railway station is a disused halt on the Ross and Monmouth Railway constructed near the Herefordshire village of Walford.^[1] It also served the surrounding settlements. Nothing remains of the station. It was located approximately 3 miles 12 chains (5.1 km) along the railway from Ross-on-Wye station.^[2]

Walford Halt
General information
Location	Walford, Herefordshire England
Coordinates	51.8819°N 2.6028°W / 51.8819; -2.6028
Grid reference	SO586205
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
23 February 1931	Opened
5 January 1959	Closed
Location

v t e Ross and Monmouth Railway
Legend
mi-ch Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 0-00 Ross-on-Wye Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway 3-12 Walford Halt 4-10 Kerne Bridge River Wye Lydbrook tunnel River Wye Severn and Wye Railway 5-40 Lydbrook Junction Symonds Yat tunnel 7-50 Symonds Yat Heref, England Mon, Wales border 10-59 Hadnock Halt 12-31 Monmouth Mayhill Wye Valley Railway and Coleford Railway River Wye 13-10 Monmouth Troy Coleford, Monmouth, Usk and Pontypool Railway

History

It was opened by the Great Western Railway on 23 February 1931^[3] and consisted of a 120 feet (37 m) platform and a small hut on the east side of the line.^[1] It was unstaffed and had no freight facilities or sidings. The staff of Kerne Bridge station lit the platform lights and cleaned the stop, though its traffic receipts were counted with Ross-on-Wye's.

The halt closed on 5 January 1959^[3] when the Ross and Monmouth Railway was closed to passengers. The track was still used from Ross-on-Wye to Lydbrook until 1965 as a private siding to serve a cable works.^[2][4][5]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Kerne Bridge		Ross and Monmouth Railway British Railways		Ross-on-Wye