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==Construction==

The Severn Valley Railway passes through the Apley Park estate, owned at the time of the line’s construction by Thomas C Whitmore. Although his property was located on the opposite bank of the [[River Severn]], Whitmore opposed the Railway's construction as "''utterly anihilating the privacy and seclusion of the said, mansion, house, park and grounds''", to the extent that the route authorised by the original Severn Valley Railway Act of 1853 included running the line through tunnels under the estate. Negotiations to reduce the cost of the line resulted in a revised route not including tunnels, authorised in the second Severn Valley Railway Act of 1855.<ref name=marshall>[[Bibliography#Books|Marshall (1989)]] pp. 31-36,107.</ref> To achieve this the Severn Valley Railway Company paid Whitmore £14,000 in compensation as well as £150 per acre for the land purchased, and in addition were required to provide a station at which at least two trains per day in each direction could be stopped on request.<ref>[[Bibliography#Books|Vanns (1998)]] p. 49.</ref> Linley Station, built to meet this condition, had no public road access.<ref name=marshall/>

Despite his initial opposition to the railway, Whitmore cut down a number of trees after the railway opened in 1862, so that he could have a better view of passing trains. However he died on 13 March 1865, aged only 58.<ref name=marshall/>

==Traffic statistics==

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Following closure of the line in 1963, the station was converted to a private house.

==See also==

[[The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership# Map of the Route and Nearby Railways | The Severn Valley Railway under GWR/BR ownership]]