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The halt opened on 4 April 1996 and features a brick built shelter.<ref name=SVR>SVR Souvenir Guide, 9th Edition</ref> There is a picnic area in the park next to the halt, from which footpaths lead northwards towards [[Hampton Loade]] and southwards towards the Park's visitor centre which is located on the opposite bank of the [[River Severn]] and accessed via a nearby footbridge. Pedestrians may also cross the line via a [[Country Park foot crossing|foot crossing]] at the southern end of the platform.
On 11 March 2005 the SVR's first steam-hauled revenue-earning freight involved [[5764|GWR 5764]], transporting an excavator from the yard at [[Eardington]] to Country Park Halt for the contractors Mowlem Construction who were rebuilding the nearby pedestrian/cycle-way bridge across the river.<ref>SVR News 150</ref> A number of other loads were also transported for the same project.
On 2 August 2020 arsonists attacked and badly damaged the halt's roof.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/2020/08/02/arsonists-wreck-roof-at-severn-valley-railway-site/ Shropshire Star,'Arsonists wreck roof at Severn Valley Railway site', 2 August 2020] (Retrieved 2 August 2020)</ref> The roof was eventually replaced by contractors in July 2022, with part-funding being provided by the Shropshire Council-owned Severn Valley Country Park<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljul22 Branch Lines July 2022]</ref>.
