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The ground frame at the north end of the passing loop was removed and replaced by motorised points around 1930.<ref name=Marshall108/>
During the BR era the station was renamed 'Coalport West',<ref>[[Bibliography#Other References|Butt (1995)]]</ref> presumably to differentiate it from the nearby ex-LNWR 'Coalport East' station. The change seems to have had little impact in practice, as use of the original name "Coalport" continued in [[Engineer's Line References]], [[Timetables in commercial service|BR Working Timetables]], and on the platform running in boards.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Mitchell and Smith (2007)]] fig. 83.</ref> The 1963 BR notice of closure of the line also referred to the station only as Coalport. However the 'Coalport West' name was used from time to time, such as on a 1957 excursion poster.
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BR Excursion Poster 1957.jpg|1957 Easter Monday excursion poster showing 'Coalport West'
Closure Notice.jpg|1963 closure notice showing 'Coalport'
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The station closed to passengers from 9 September 1963. The signal box was closed on 2 December 1963 after through freight services ended. The station building is now a private house. In May 2017 it was offered for sale at a price of £950,000.<ref>[http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-66631712.html Rightmove.co.uk] retrieved 1 August 2017</ref>
