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Shrewsbury Abbey
(1866 - 1880 - 1911 - 1933)
Shrewsbury Abbey was a railway station which was part of the Shropshire and Montgomeryshire Railway. It was named after the nearby Shrewsbury Abbey
The station had an adjacent goods yard and wagon building works. It was never connected to Shrewsbury Station because access to the mainline station was rejected on financial grounds and the objection of Shrewsbury station's joint operators
Shrewsbury Abbey station opened on August 13 1866 as the temporary end of the Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway (always known locally as 'The Potts'). When the station became the permanent terminus it struggled to make money. On June 22 1880 Shrewsbury Abbey station closed for the first time when the railway could no longer continue services; a rare example of a railway closure in Britain in the 19th century
The station was reopened on April 13 1911 with a rebuilt line now known as the Shropshire and Montgomery Railway. It finally closed to all passengers (except specials) on November 6 1933
The station had an adjacent goods yard and wagon building works. It was never connected to Shrewsbury Station because access to the mainline station was rejected on financial grounds and the objection of Shrewsbury station's joint operators
Shrewsbury Abbey station opened on August 13 1866 as the temporary end of the Potteries, Shrewsbury and North Wales Railway (always known locally as 'The Potts'). When the station became the permanent terminus it struggled to make money. On June 22 1880 Shrewsbury Abbey station closed for the first time when the railway could no longer continue services; a rare example of a railway closure in Britain in the 19th century
The station was reopened on April 13 1911 with a rebuilt line now known as the Shropshire and Montgomery Railway. It finally closed to all passengers (except specials) on November 6 1933
