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Hampton Loade station has two platforms and a [[Hampton Loade signal box|signal box]], allowing trains travelling in opposite directions to pass. The next stations in the Up direction towards [[Kidderminster]] are [[Country Park Halt]] and then [[Highley]], and the next station in the Down direction is [[Bridgnorth]], where the line terminates.
During the early years of SVR operation (early 1970s) Hampton Loade formed the southern terminus. Evidence of this remains in the form of the presence of the down starting signal on platform 2, which is normally only used for up trains.
Hampton Loade is the base for [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] who are restoring [[Barry Railway Carriage 163]].
==Points of interest==
The station and the nearby Unicorn Inn are actually situated in the hamlet of Hampton. The village of Hampton Loade is on the other bank of the river (Loade comes from the Saxon word 'lode' meaning ford). There is no bridge, but a passenger foot ferry operates in summer months.
The Paddock Garden Railway, a 32mm gauge miniature railway, is situated adjacent to the station. This may be open on Sundays and Bank Holidays.
[http://www.sharpos-world.co.uk/cpg/thumbnails.php?album=17 Photos at Hampton Loade, showing station buildings, signalbox etc.]
