Bridgnorth railway station on the Severn Valley Railway heritage line, serving the Shropshire city of Bridgnorth, Britain . It is presently the northerly terminus of the SVR, home to the key engine shed and a massive present shop among other facilities.A nonstop train to London from Bridgnorth was operated on Aug fifteenth 2009 by Chiltern Railways.The service left Bridgnorth at 0745 and appeared at London Marylebone at 1159.
History of Bridgnorth station:- Bridgnorth station wasn't the northwards station when built, but the primary intermediate station of the Severn Valley line being eighteen miles from Hartlebury and twenty-two miles from Shrewsbury.
Bridgnorth station was opened to the general public on one Feb 1862, prompting great parties in the city.Originally under SVR Company possession, it was passed to Great Western Train line ( GWR ), and finally UK Railways in 1948. It closed to passengers after 101 years on eight Sep 1963, and to freight traffic on thirty Nov 1963. Though thought by some to once have been closed as a part of the Beeching axe its planned closure pre-dated his report. The neo-Jacobean station is the sole listed station on the Severn Valley Train line . Any future plans to improve visitor facilities must be fastidiously engineered to be in accordance with the station's design and important personality.
The line now ends shortly after the modern-day station, where the line previously bridged Hollybush Road and passed through Bridgnorth Tunnel and on to the next station on the line, Linley. There exists a continual debate whether the railway should extend beyond its current boundaries north of Bridgnorth.The Railwayman's Arms boozer can be found at the SVR station. It opened before the first Severn Valley Line and never closed, and has so became well liked by preservationists.
20 Aug 1853 : the 1st Severn Valley Train line Act received the Royal agreement.
26 May 1858 : Contract for building the railway finished between the company and the contracting engineers.Work started on fourteen Aug.
31 July 1984 : First preservation-era trains between Kidderminster and Bridgnorth
18 June 2007 : Remarkably dreadful weather causes damage at 40 5 places between Bridgnorth and Bewdley. Services reduced to Bewdley-Kidderminster only. Major appeal launched to pay for £2.5M in repairs. See 'Rebuilding ' for stories.