Titley Junction railway station

52°13′02″N 2°59′07″W / 52.2173°N 2.9853°W / 52.2173; -2.9853Grid referenceSO327581Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLeominster and Kington RailwayPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1856Opened^[1]1955closed for passengers1964Closed completely^[1]

Titley Junction railway station was a station in Titley, Herefordshire, England. The station was located nearly two miles south of Titley village.

The station was opened in 1856 and closed completely in 1964.^[1] Immediately to the east of the station, the line split for trains traveling south to Eardisley (at least until 1940, when that portion of the line closed) and north-west to Presteigne, Wales. Since closure the station has been restored with track reinstated as a short private railway.

Charles Beeks started his GWR career at Titley Junction as a porter before joining the Royal Flying Corps. For his service in the trenches, Charles Beeks was awarded the Mons Star and King Albert’s Belgian Cross. He received the Distinguished Flying Medal for his flying heroism. He never returned back to the railway and settled in Oxfordshire, the family and relatives still continued to live in Herefordshire and Worcestershire.

References

Further reading

• Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (2007). Branch Lines around Hay-on-Wye. Middleton Press. figs. 33-35. ISBN 9781904474920. OCLC 288983659.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Kington Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Leominster and Kington Railway		Forge Crossing Halt Line and station closed
		Great Western Railway Leominster and Kington Railway		Marston Halt Line and station closed
		Great Western Railway Kington and Eardisley Railway		Lyonshall Line and station closed