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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.
During periods of lighter traffic, when [[Hampton Loade signal box]] is switched out, all trains use the platform 1, adjacent to the main station building. The crossing loop at Hampton Loade is the shortest on the railway, only able to hold a loco and 8 full-length coaches.
Hampton Loade is the base for [[Barry Railway Carriage Trust]] who are restoring [[Barry Railway Carriage 163]].
