Longhope railway station
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Longhope railway station is a disused stone built railway station that served the village of Longhope
in Gloucestershire
. Opened in 1855 with the line it was located on the Great Western Railway
line
linking Ross-on-Wye
and Gloucester
. Longhope station was used in season to export locally produced jam and fruit grown locally. The station had a passing loop on what was a single track.
The station has been demolished but the waiting room still remains.
Former Services
Longhope
Longhope is a village in west Gloucestershire, situated just outside the Forest of Dean, England, United Kingdom.The placename Longhope means "long, enclosed valley" which describes the aspect of the village....
in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
. Opened in 1855 with the line it was located on the Great Western Railway
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...
line
Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway
The Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway , was a railway which ran for linking Hereford and Gloucester via Ross-on-Wye. It was opened on 1 June 1855 as a broad gauge line, it was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway in 1862. In 1869 the railway was converted to standard gauge...
linking Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye
Ross-on-Wye is a small market town with a population of 10,089 in southeastern Herefordshire, England, located on the River Wye, and on the northern edge of the Forest of Dean.-History:...
and Gloucester
Gloucester
Gloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
. Longhope station was used in season to export locally produced jam and fruit grown locally. The station had a passing loop on what was a single track.
The station has been demolished but the waiting room still remains.