Cadbury Road railway station

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Cadbury Road
Location Weston in Gordano, Somerset
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Pre-grouping Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Key dates
7 August 1907 (1907-08-07)Opened
20 May 1940 (1940-05-20)Closed

Cadbury Road railway station served the village of Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

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History

The station opened on 7 August 1907 by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. There was a siding to the south during the First World War for supplying manure for the horse stables at Avonmouth. To the north was another siding which served Black Rock and Nightingale Quarries. [1] The station closed on 20 May 1940. [2]

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References

  1. "Cadbury Road". WC&PR. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 108. OCLC   931112387.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Clapton Road
Line and station closed
  Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway   Walton in Gordano
Line and station closed

Coordinates: 51°27′50″N2°47′45″W / 51.4640°N 2.7959°W / 51.4640; -2.7959