Shillingstone railway station
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| Refurbishment underway at Shillingstone in October 2007 | |||
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| Location | Shillingstone | ||
| Area | North Dorset, Dorset | ||
| Grid reference | ST824116 | ||
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| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | LMS / LSWR Southern Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
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| 31 August 1863 | Opened | ||
| 5 April 1965 | Closed to goods services | ||
| 7 March 1966 | Closed to passengers | ||
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Shillingstone railway station was a station in the English county of Dorset. It was located between Sturminster Newton and Blandford Forum stations on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), although for a while the next station south was Stourpaine and Durweston Halt. A passing place on stretch of single line, the station had two platforms with buildings on the up platform and a simple shelter on the down platform. There was a small goods yard and this and the passing loop were controlled from a signal box at the north end of the up platform.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on the 31 August 1863 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway. The station was transferred to the Southern Railway at the Grouping of 1923, becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1947, the station was closed when the S&DJR closed on 7 March 1966.The station was staffed until its closure in March 1966.
[edit] Rebirth
The 21st century has seen the station taken on by the Shillingstone Station Project. Their aim is to restore the station to its former condition, starting with securing the station building, and rebuilding the signal box. 2005 saw the arrival of BR Standard Class 9F 92207 Morning Star for restoration.[1]
[edit] Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Stourpaine and Durweston Halt Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways |
Sturminster Newton 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
- J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN (no ISBN)
