Bruton railway station

• John George Indermaur 1856 ^[3] –1862 (formerly stationmaster at Keynsham)
• William Matthew Mitcham 1863–1865 (formerly stationmaster at Maiden Newton, afterwards stationmaster at Frome)
• William Edward Bock 1865 ^[4] –1866 (afterwards stationmaster at Maiden Newton)
• Alfred James 1869 ^[5] –c. 1871
• Walter Titball 1874–1882 ^[6] (formerly stationmaster at Yeovil)
• Arthur Percy Dagg 1882 ^[7] –c. 1895 (formerly stationmaster at Maiden Newton)
• Thomas William Wood from 1898 ^[8] (formerly stationmaster at Malmesbury)
• Herbert Edwin Matthews from 1908 ^[9]
• G.E. Nailor 1925–1927 (afterwards stationmaster at Castle Cary)
• Godfrey Beaconsfield Taylor c. 1929–c. 1931
• G. Bennett from 1947 ^[10] (formerly stationmaster at Hullavington)

W. Wilcox for six years in charge of the goods department at Warminster is reported as being appointed stationmaster in 1888; ^[11] however, Arthur Dagg is still recorded as stationmaster in the GWR Register of Clerks in 1890 and in the 1891 census.

Facilities

The station has two platforms with a modern glass-and-metal waiting shelter on each. A footbridge enables passengers to cross the line. There is no wheelchair access to the far platform (for trains arriving from Bristol and going to Weymouth). The station has a bike rack and help points.

Location

The cutting in which the railway is built is a Site of Special Scientific Interest as one of the best places in England to demonstrate the stratigraphic distinction of ammonites in the subcontractus zone and the morrisi zone. ^[12]

Services

A train to Weymouth

Great Western Railway operates eight trains each way on the Bristol to Weymouth line during the week and five on Sundays. It is not a regular service; there are some gaps of up to three hours between trains. To the north services run to and from Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads via Westbury. Most are extended beyond Bristol to and from Gloucester. To the south trains run to Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth. ^[13]

Additionally, there are services provided by South Western Railway that operate between Yeovil Junction and London Waterloo, although these are relatively slow due to taking an indirect route towards London, reversing at Westbury and travelling via Salisbury and the West of England Main Line. ^[14] A faster and more frequent service to London is available at both Castle Cary and Westbury on the same route, from where Great Western Railway operates trains between London Paddington and Exeter St Davids. These trains pass Bruton, but do not stop.

Bruton
General information
Location	Bruton, South Somerset England
Coordinates	51°06′42″N2°26′50″W / 51.11170°N 2.44732°W / 51.11170; -2.44732
Grid reference	ST687347
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	BRU
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1856	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	48,818

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Castle Cary		Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line		Frome
Castle Cary		South Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line		Frome

References

1. "New South West Trains timetable 13 December 2015 – 14 May 2016" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
2. Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN   1-904537-54-5.
3. "1835–1860 Clerks". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 33. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
4. "1835–1910 Clerks Vol 5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 60. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
5. "1835–1910 Clerks Vol 3". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 228. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
6. "1838–1876 Clerks Vol 3". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 401. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
7. "1835–1910 Clerks Vol 5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 382. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
8. "1835–1910 Clerks Vol.5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 126. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
9. "1835–1910 Clerks Vol.6". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 623. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
10. "G.W.R. Changes" . Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer. England. 26 September 1947. Retrieved 10 June 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Bruton" . Shepton Mallet Journal. England. 4 May 1888. Retrieved 15 June 2021– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. English Nature citation sheet for the site Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 August 2006)
13. National Rail Timetable (May 2016), Table 123
14. "South Western Railway West of England Main Line Timetable December 2023 – June 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 15 April 2024.

External links

• Bruton – Least Used Station in Somerset, 2018 YouTube film about the station and its status as the station with lowest passenger numbers in Somerset

Media related to Bruton railway station at Wikimedia Commons