Chilcompton railway station

Chilcompton
Location
Place Chilcompton
Area Mendip
Grid reference ST645514
Operations
Pre-grouping Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping SR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Platforms 2
History
20 July 1874 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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Down S&D express approaching Chilcompton in 1959

Chilcompton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Chilcompton in the county of Somerset in England and opened on 20 July 1874. Originally the station consisted of a single platform on the Down side with a station building and possibly also a siding. In 1876 a loop and second platform were opened on the Up side, controlled from a 16-lever signal-box on the Down platform, which also controlled access to the goods yard. The line to Binegar was doubled in 1885. In 1886 the line to Midsomer Norton and Radstock was doubled and a replacement 13 lever signal box provided just beyond the Binegar end of the Up platform. The station closed to goods in 1964 and the signal-box closed in 1965; passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.

The site today

As of April 2018, The station is currently overgrown and partly fenced off in a transport yard.[1] The line between here and Midsomer Norton South (2 miles, 2 chains) is currently being rebuilt by the Somerset and Dorset Heritage Railway as part of several projects to reopen most of the line. A new group has recently opened negotiations to clear the site and restore the station buildings, before relaying track towards Chilcompton tunnels.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Binegar
Line and station closed		   Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR & Midland Railways		   Midsomer Norton South
Line and station closed

Further reading

  • R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

Coordinates: 51°15′38″N 2°30′37″W / 51.26065°N 2.51014°W / 51.26065; -2.51014

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