Broadstone railway station (Somerset)

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Broadstone
General information
Location Kingston Seymour, Somerset
England
Coordinates 51°24′10″N2°53′00″W / 51.4027°N 2.8832°W / 51.4027; -2.8832 Coordinates: 51°24′10″N2°53′00″W / 51.4027°N 2.8832°W / 51.4027; -2.8832
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWC&PLR
Key dates
August 1918station opens
1940station closes

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.

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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

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References

  1. Scott Morgan, J. The Colonel Stephens Railways, A Pictorial Survey. David & Charles. 1978. p.48
  2. "WC&PR". Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.