Portesham railway station
Portesham was a small railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened on 9 November 1885 by the Abbotsbury Railway, it was sited across the fields from Portesham village not far from an underbridge carrying the line across the Weymouth to Abbotsbury road at a skew angle. Just to the east of the station an incline provided access to quarries near the Hardy Monument.
| Portesham | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Portesham |
| Area | West Dorset |
| Operations | |
| Original company | GWR |
| Post-grouping | Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 9 November 1885 | Station opens |
| 1 December 1952 | Station closes |
| 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 | |
Buildings
A typical William Clarke stone building served the single platform, although the station also had a passing loop. The goods shed functioned for the life of the branch. The station was the site of a Camping coach. The station closed with the branch in 1952.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coryates Halt Line and station closed |
Great Western Railway Abbotsbury branch railway |
Abbotsbury Line and station closed |
The site today
The station building is now part of a private dwelling and is used as a holiday let.
References
Further reading
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Brian L. Jackson. The Abbotsbury Branch. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. 1989. ISBN 0-906867-80-0