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The [[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership#Before construction: 1845-1858|first plans for the Severn Valley Railway]] proposed that the north end of the line should proceed towards Coalbrookdale. However following public meetings in October 1852, a route towards [[Shrewsbury]] was ultimately built instead.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] pp. 21-22.</ref>
[[File:Coalbrookdale Station.JPG|thumb|300px|right|Coalbrookdale Station]]Consequently, it was served by a station on the GWR's [[Wellington to Craven Arms Railway|Wellington to Craven Arms Branch ]] which crossed the Severn Valley Branch at [[Buildwas]]. Passenger services commenced 1 November 1864. [[Albert Edward Bridge]] provided the river crossing between Buildwas and Coalbrookdale.
Passenger services were withdrawn from 23 July 1962. The line was subsequently used by coal and other freight trains travelling to [[Ironbridge power station]] until its closure in November 2015. In 2019 the line was mooted by Network Rail (NR) to be mothballed. Telford Steam Railway have set out plans to extend southwards through the station.<ref>[https://steamingtoironbridge.co.uk/ 'Steaming to Ironbridge', Telford Steam Railway website] (Retrieved 22 October 2018)</ref>
