Charlton Mackrell railway station

Charlton Mackrell

Location of the station (1984)
Location
Place Charlton Mackrell
Area South Somerset
Coordinates 51°03′21″N 2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734Coordinates: 51°03′21″N 2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734
Operations
Platforms 2
History
1905 Opened
1962 Closed
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Charlton Mackrell railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Charlton Mackrell in Somerset, England.

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway, and was a temporary terminus station for the railway (serving trains from Castle Cary) before it was finished in 1906.

The station master's house is still in use as private property.[1]

Though the station closed along with the rest of the stops between Castle Cary and Cogload Junction, in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[2]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Somerton   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)		   Keinton Mandeville

References

  1. ↑ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
  2. ↑ Oakley, Mike (2011). Somerset Railway Stations: Then and Now. Dovecote Press.
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