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This list is for railway lines across Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which are now abandoned, closed, dismantled or disused. Within the United Kingdom, examples exist of opened railways which formerly constituted cross-country main trunk lines as well as many more which served more local, or exclusively industrial, needs.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom. This category is for of railway stations in the United Kingdom that once existed, but have since been closed for one reason or another. Occasionally, there is no visible sign of the station left, but there are often some of the buildings and structures survive.
This category has the following 50 subcategories, out of 50 total. Beeching closures in England . Disused railway stations in Bedfordshire . Disused railway stations in Berkshire . Disused railway stations in Buckinghamshire . Disused railway stations in Cambridgeshire . Disused railway stations in Cheshire .
Abandoned railway station. An abandoned (or disused) railway station is a building or structure which was constructed to serve as a railway station but has fallen into disuse. There are various circumstances when this may occur – a railway company may fall bankrupt, or the station may be closed due to the failure of economic activity such as ...
Piccadilly. 30 September 1994. Station and route closed. Building remains and platforms sometimes used for cinematic purposes. Terminus of Piccadilly line branch line from Holborn; closed because of low passenger numbers and cost of replacing lifts [5] Aylesbury. Metropolitan. 10 September 1961. Service withdrawn.
An abandoned railroad is a railway line which is no longer used for that purpose. Such lines may be disused railways, closed railways, former railway lines, or derelict railway lines. Some have had all their track and sleepers removed, and others have material remaining from their former usage. There are many hundreds of these throughout the world.
List of closed railway stations in Britain: H-J. List of closed railway stations in Britain: K-L. List of closed railway stations in Britain: M-O. List of closed railway stations in Britain: P-R. List of closed railway stations in Britain: S. List of closed railway stations in Britain: T-V. List of closed railway stations in Britain: W-Z.
Disused railway stations on the Bristol to Exeter Line. There are 22 disused railway stations on the Bristol to Exeter line between Bristol Temple Meads and Exeter St Davids. The line was completed in 1844 at which time the temporary terminus at Beambridge was closed. The most recent closure was Tiverton Junction which was replaced by a new ...