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__NOTOC__[[File:No trains today - geograph.org.uk - 682319Country_Park_Halt_20190717.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.
The halt opened on 4 April 1996 and features a brick built shelter.<ref name== See Also ==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 located on the opposite bank of the [[River 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.
On 11 March 2005 the SVR's first steam-hauled revenue-earning freight involved [[5764|GWR 5764]], transporting an excavator from the yard at [[Eardington]] to Country Park Halt for the contractors Mowlem Construction who were rebuilding the nearby pedestrian/cycle-way bridge across the river.<ref>SVR News 150</ref> A number of other loads were also transported for the same project. On 2 August 2020 arsonists attacked and badly damaged the halt's roof.<ref>[https://www.shropshirestar.com/news/local-hubs/bridgnorth/2020/08/02/arsonists-wreck-roof-at-severn-valley-railway-site/ Shropshire Star,'Arsonists wreck roof at Severn Valley Railway site', 2 August 2020] (Retrieved 2 August 2020)</ref> The roof was eventually replaced by contractors in July 2022, with part-funding being provided by the Shropshire Council-owned Severn Valley Country Park<ref>[https://www.svrlive.com/bljul22 Branch Lines July 2022]</ref>. == See also ==*[[List of stations]] ==References==<references /> == Links ==*[http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/severn-valley-country-park/ Severn Valley Country Park web site]{{StationNavbox}}[[Category:Featured articles]][[Category:European Union (and predecessors) funding]]
