[[File:No trains today - geograph.org.uk - 682319.jpg|thumb|200px300px|right|Country Park Halt seen from the adjacent foot crossing]]
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Country Park Halt is a an unstaffed request stop located between [[Highley]] and [[Hampton Loade]], near Alveley Country Park. The halt, which dates from the 1990s, has no road access.
Passengers wishing to alight at Country Park Halt should inform the train guard before departure. Those wishing to join a train at Country Park Halt should signal the driver of the approaching train by holding out an extended arm, allowing sufficient time for the train to stop. As there is no lighting on the platform, trains will only stop during daylight hours.
Not being original to ==History==The Severn Valley Country Park opened in 1992, having been created by Shropshire Council on land reclaimed from the line former [[Collieries served by the Severn Valley Railway#Alveley Colliery|Alveley Colliery]].<ref>Severn Valley Country Park web site</ref> Subsequently, construction of the a halt took place in to serve the 1990s and Park was sponsored by Bridgnorth district council to serve District Council and partly funded by an EC grant.<ref>SVR News 117</ref> The halt is built on the site of the former [[Alveley Sidings]], which can be seen in the photograph below. The halt is situated level with the rear of the Severn Valley Country Parktrain.<ref name=SVR/><gallery>Alveley_Sidings-1959-10-07. It jpeg|Alveley Sidings in October 1959 ([[Sellick Collection]])</gallery> The halt opened on 4 April 1996 and features a brick built shelter. The <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 built located on the site opposite bank of the former [[Alveley SidingsRiver 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.
== See also ==
*[[List of stations]]
[[List of stations]]==References==<references />
== Links ==
*[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/severn-valley-country-park/ Severn Valley Country Park web site]
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