Donnington railway station

Donnington
Site of the station in 1991
General information
Location	Donnington, Telford England
Coordinates	52.7256°N 2.4348°W / 52.7256; -2.4348
Grid reference	SJ708143
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Shropshire Union Railways and Canal Company
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1849	Opened
1 January 1871	Renamed Donnington Wood
July 1871	Renamed Donnington
7 September 1964	Closed[1]

Former station house near Donnington

Site of Donnington railway station in 2018

Donnington railway station was a railway station in Shropshire, England. It was built by the Shropshire Union Railway who opened it in 1849,^[2] Passenger service ceased in September 1964,^[3] and freight service ceased on 4 October 1965.

References

1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
2. Foxcroft, Richard. "Wellington to Donnington". Retrieved 4 March 2013.
3. "Donnington village boasted its own station..." Rail Magazine. 11–24 February 2009. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2014). Stafford to Wellington. Middleton Press. figs. 34-37. ISBN 9781908174598. OCLC 913791564.

External links

• "Plan unveiled to restore Telford to Stafford rail line". Shropshire Star. 29 March 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2013.

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Trench Crossing Line and station closed		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Stafford–Shrewsbury line		Newport Line and station closed