Upwey railway station (Abbotsbury Railway)

Upwey was a railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the county of Dorset in England. It was opened with the branch line in 1885 as Broadway, renamed Broadwey in 1896 then the name was changed to Upwey in 1913, to avoid confusion with Broadway in Worcestershire. Although it had a passenger platform it mainly functioned as a goods depot as the location of Upwey Junction on an embankment made access difficult. When the branch closed to passengers in 1952 the station continued on as a goods depot until 1962, served by a stub from what is now the South Western Main Line.

Upwey
Location
PlaceBroadwey
AreaWeymouth and Portland
Coordinates50.6511°N 2.4715°W / 50.6511; -2.4715
Grid referenceSY666836
Operations
Original companyAbbotsbury Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingWestern Region of British Railways
Platforms1
History
9 November 1885Station opens as Broadway
24 June 1896Renamed Broadwey
1 January 1913Renamed Upwey
1 December 1952Station closes (passengers)
1 January 1962Station closes (goods)
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 loop for goods.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upwey Junction
South Western Main Line		   Great Western Railway
Abbotsbury branch railway
  Coryates Halt
Line and station closed

The site today

The site of the station is now a builders yard with the station building and goods shed still in place.

Further reading
  • R.V.J.Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
  • J.H. Lucking. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)
  • Brian L. Jackson. The Abbotsbury Branch. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. 1989. ISBN 0-906867-80-0
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