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'''Burlish Halt ''' was situated in the western part of Stourport, just off Bewdley Road, between [[Stourport]] and [[Bewdley]] stations and 3&frac14; miles north of [[Hartlebury]]. It opened on 31 March 1930 and had a single platform with a pagoda style shelter<ref>Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith, ''Country Railway Routes, Kidderminster to Shrewsbury'', 1958 photo.</ref><ref>[https://www.facebook.com/STOURPORTPAST/photos/a.163681577017370/1927861630599347/ Photo on '"we love stourport-on-severn" past and present day' Facebook page, 7 July 2018]</ref> similar to that at [[Northwood Halt]]. It principally served the works of Steatite & Porcelain Products Ltd. which opened in 1929;<ref>The Severn Valley Railway, John Marshall</ref>. At some time between 1958 and closure of the line, the halt works was 'upgraded' and the pagoda replaced for a period also served by the 'bus shelter' in the RCTS photograph belowa private siding accessed from [[Burlish Branch|Burlish Branch Junction]].

On 4 February 1946 part of the platform collapsed onto the running line. Kidderminster Engineman Alfred Parker was commended for his vigilance in promptly halting his train clear of the obstruction.<ref>GWR Staffing Records held by National Archives, via Ancestry UK</ref> At some time between 1958 and closure of the line, the halt was 'upgraded' and the pagoda replaced by the 'bus shelter' in the RCTS photograph below. The siding ran behind the signal in the photograph, which was used to control the nearby Burlish level crossing.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] Pic. 9.</ref>  The trackbed of the [[Stourport Branch]] from [[Bewdley]] as far as Burlish Park was acquired by the SVR when the southern extension was purchased. The purchase included the Halt, comprising the platform (made from precast concrete sections) and the footbridge. Both were dismantled and stored at [[Arley]] for many years before being sold.<ref>[https://forum.svr-online.org.uk/viewtopic.php?t=1067 Peter Pearson and Chris Walton, SVR Forum thread, 21-22 February 2009]</ref>  It was situated at 52.3502°N, 2.2850°W (OS grid reference SO806725). The site is now a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burlish_Halt_station_site_in_2018_.jpg housing estate]. ==See also==[[Maps#Schematic maps of the pre-closure SVR | Pre-1963 map]]

*Photo on RCTS website [http://www.rcts.org.uk/features/mysteryphotos/show.htm?location=Burlish%20Halt&img=Y-90-18A (Link)]