Ashcott railway station
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| Ashcott | |||
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| Location | Ashcott | ||
| Area | Sedgemoor | ||
| Grid reference | ST449397 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | Somerset Central Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | SR and LMS Southern Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 1 | ||
| History | |||
| July 1865 | Opened (Ashcott and Meare) | ||
| 7 March 1966 | Closed | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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Ashcott railway station was a station on the Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened by the Somerset Central Railway in 1856 as Ashcott and Meare, the name changed to Ashcott in 1876. Consisting of a short wooden platform and station building, the station was next to a road level crossing. This was operated with a 10 lever ground frame. An accident occurred here in 1949 when a train collided with a narrow gauge diesel locomotive crossing on the level and left the track, ending up in the Somerset Marshes.[1] The station closed with the SDJR on 7 March 1966.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Glastonbury and Street Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways |
Shapwick Line and station closed |
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[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
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