Broadstone railway station (Somerset)

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
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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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]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Kingston Road   Weston, Clevedon & Portishead Light Railway   Ham Lane

References

  1. ↑ Scott Morgan, J. The Colonel Stephens Railways, A Pictorial Survey. David & Charles. 1978. p.48
  2. ↑ "WC&PR". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
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