Hereford Train Station

Hereford Train Station. . Between 1856 and 1883 a number of investigations completed by the Railway Inspectorate had determined the layout of Barrs Court as dangerous. At the same local pressure was being exerted on the railway companies to concentrate all passenger traffic at one a common station. Their action led to redevelopment work starting in 1883., The works included the removal of the overall train shed, the terminal lines of the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester and the Shrewsbury and Hereford, and the central concourse and platforms. This opened up an area of ground that allowed the construction of island platforms and through lines., The train shed was replaced with canopies supported by decorated columns., The architectural treatment of the buildings on the island platform continued the Gothic Revival principles found on the earlier buildings., Gothic style cast iron brackets and columns support the canopy. At the base of each supporting bracket is a carved Bath stone corbel. A different carving on each stone corbel represents a selection of flora found in the area., The footbridge has gothic style framing and paneling. Similar details are reproduced in stone in the brickwork to the gables of buildings on the island platform., In 1893, Barrs Court became the common station for all traffic entering or leaving Hereford resulting in the closure of Hereford (Moorfields) and Hereford (Barton)., Hereford station is a listed building and apart from the loss of one building and part of the canopy on the island platform and a canopy from above the entrance little change has occurred since the alterations of 1883., The station is managed and staffed by Arriva Trains Wales / Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited.