Stalbridge railway station

Stalbridge
Location
Place Stalbridge
Area North Dorset
Grid reference ST738182
Operations
Pre-grouping Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping SR and LMSR
Southern Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
31 August 1863 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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Stalbridge railway station was a station in Stalbridge in the county of Dorset, England. It was located between Henstridge and Sturminster Newton stations on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Sited on a single line stretch, the station had a passing loop with a station building on the down side. The goods yard and adjacent level crossing were controlled from a signal box.

History

The station was opened on the 31st of 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 Site Today

Today the site is a trading estate and only some rails embedded in the road show the station was there.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sturminster Newton
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
  Henstridge
Line and station closed

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Coordinates: 50°57′42″N 2°22′21″W / 50.9617°N 2.3726°W / 50.9617; -2.3726

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