Chilcompton railway station

Chilcompton
Location
Place Chilcompton
Area Mendip
Grid reference ST645514
Operations
Pre-grouping Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping SR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
20 July 1874 Opened
7 March 1966 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Chilcompton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Chilcompton in the county of Somerset in England. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, the building on the down platform having a canopy. There was a goods yard and sidings, controlled from a 13 lever signal box, which replaced the original ground frame. The station closed to goods in 1964: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.

Contents

The site today

The station is now partly overgrown and partly fenced off in a transport yard.[1] The line between here and Midsomer Norton South (2 miles, 2 chains) is being rebuilt by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust as part of several projects to reopen the line.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Binegar
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR & Midland Railways
  Midsomer Norton South
Line and station closed

Further reading

References

  1. ^ http://www.gebejay.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/s&d-chilcompton.html

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