Vowchurch railway station

52°01′18″N 2°55′59″W / 52.0216°N 2.9331°W / 52.0216; -2.9331Grid referenceSO359363Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGolden Valley RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 September 1881Opened22 October 1883Closed17 November 1883Reopened2 July 1885Closed19 August 1885Reopened20 April 1898Closed1 May 1901Reopened15 December 1941Closed

Vowchurch railway station was a railway station on the Golden Valley Railway line between Abergavenny and Hay-on-Wye. It served the village of Vowchurch in Herefordshire, England, from 1881. The station closed and re-opened three times before the line's closure to passenger services in 1941.

The station comprised a single platform adjacent to the road and level crossing. To the west there was a goods yard which was particularly used for shipping timber. Construction materials for RAF Madley were brought through the yard during World War II.^[1][2] Goods services continued on the line until 1949.

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 70-72. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Peterchurch Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Golden Valley Railway		Bacton Line and station closed

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Legend
Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Hay-on-Wye Hereford, Hay & Brecon Railway Clifford Greens Siding Westbrook Dorstone Peterchurch Vowchurch Bacton Abbeydore Elm Bridge Munitions Depot Welsh Marches line to Hereford Pontrilas Welsh Marches line