Broadstone (Somerset) railway station

Broadstone
Location
Place	Kingston Seymour
Area	Somerset
Coordinates	51°24′10″N 2°52′59″W / 51.4027030°N 2.8831650°W / 51.4027030; -2.8831650Coordinates: 51°24′10″N 2°52′59″W / 51.4027030°N 2.8831650°W / 51.4027030; -2.8831650
Operations
Original company	WC&PLR
Platforms	1
History
August 1918	station opens
1940	station closes
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Broadstone (Somerset) railway station was a very small halt on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway which operated in Somerset between 1918 and 1940.

History

The station was opened in 1918. It was located on a level crossing, a mile from the village of Kingston Seymour. It had no built platforms, and possessed only a very small wooden shelter, not much larger than a telephone booth. Despite its small proportions, the suffix 'halt' was not used.^[1]

Broadstone closed along with the railway in 1940.

Present Day

The site of the station was not visible to the casual observer for many years. The WC&P Railway Group has erected a replica of the wooden shelter at the location.^[2]

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