Compton Halt railway station
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Compton Halt was a small single platform halt on the Wombourne Branch Line. It was opened by the Great Western Railway
in 1925 and closed in 1932. Poor patronage was a factor in the closure of the line and Compton Halt's existence was similarly blighted. As with other stations on the route, the location chosen by GWR left a lot to be desired.
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
in 1925 and closed in 1932. Poor patronage was a factor in the closure of the line and Compton Halt's existence was similarly blighted. As with other stations on the route, the location chosen by GWR left a lot to be desired.