Kerne Bridge railway station

Kerne Bridge
Location
Place Kerne Bridge
Area Herefordshire
Grid reference SO580190
Operations
Pre-grouping Ross and Monmouth Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 2
History
4 August 1873 Opened
5 January 1959 Closed
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Kerne Bridge railway station is a disused railway station on the Ross and Monmouth Railway constructed in the Herefordshire hamlet of Kerne Bridge which also served the village of Goodrich across the River Wye.

History

A 1911 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Kerne Bridge

The station was opened in August 1873 and was located next to the single-span road bridge on the left bank of the river. It was closed in 1959 when the line was closed to passengers but the track remained used until 1965. After many years as an outdoor activity centre, the building is now a private house. It was located approximately 4 miles and 10 chains along the railway from Ross-on-Wye station.[1]

Layout

The station consisted of a loop and goods siding, two platforms and a stone station building. This building was similar to the stations on the Northampton and Banbury Junction Railway as both lines were constructed by the same engineer, Edward Richards.[1] The name-board on the platform read 'Kerne Bridge' for Goodrich Castle in an attempt to attract more passengers. The second platform and run-round loop was changed into a siding in 1901. The siding on the old platform had a GWR camping coach towards the end of its life in the 1930s. Timber was one of the most important goods at the station, but the station also had facilities for coal and livestock transport. There was a staff of three in the early 20th century, but as traffic eventually declined the number of staff fell.[1]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Lydbrook Junction   Ross and Monmouth Railway
British Railways		   Walford Halt

References

  1. 1 2 3 Stanley C Jenkins, The Ross, Monmouth and Pontypool Road Line, revised second edition 2009, ISBN 978-0-85361-692-4

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Coordinates: 51°52′08″N 2°36′36″W / 51.8690°N 2.6101°W / 51.8690; -2.6101


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