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Highley
(1862- 1963)
Heritage


Highley railway station is a station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line in Shropshire opening February 1 1862 and closing in September 9 1963

Highley Station is the only staffed single-platform station on the line

The station was inconveniently far from Highley so the arrival of a bus service seriously affected use of the station

After closure in 1963, little demolition took place at Highley, the station buildings and the signal box remained intact

Between April and mid-May 1974, Highley was the southern terminus of the Severn Valley Heritage Railway. After torrential overnight rain on June 19 2007 areas of the railway near Highley collapsed in landslides. After repair, the line between Northwood Halt and Bridgnorth was restored for passenger use and the first public train ran on Friday 21 March 2008









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