Blandford Forum railway station
| Blandford Forum | |
|---|---|
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Blandford Forum railway station in April 1963 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Blandford Forum |
| Area | North Dorset |
| Grid reference | ST888067 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping |
SR Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 31 August 1863 | Opened (Blandford) |
| 21 September 1953 | Renamed (Blandford Forum) |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed for passengers |
| 1969 | closed for goods |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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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Blandford Forum railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Templecombe and Broadstone, England. It served the town of Blandford Forum.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Marshall Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways |
Stourpaine and Durweston Halt Line and station closed | ||
Immediately after the closure of the Blandford's goods terminal in 1969 the track was lifted.
The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
A working model of Blandford station, and its environs, is in the process of being built in 1/76th scale in the Blandford Museum, Bere's Yard, Market Place, in Blandford town centre.
The site today
The site is now a housing estate
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
- Station on navigable O.S. map
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Coordinates: 50°51′35″N 2°09′38″W / 50.85970°N 2.16050°W
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