Camerton railway station (Somerset)

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Camerton (Somerset)
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General information
Location Camerton, Somerset
England
Coordinates 51°19′09″N2°27′29″W / 51.319082°N 2.458108°W / 51.319082; -2.458108
Grid reference ST681578
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1882 (1 March 1882)Opened
22 March 1915 (1915-03-22)Station closed to passengers
9 July 1923 (1923-07-09)Station reopened to passengers
21 September 1925 (1925-09-21)Station closed again to passengers
15 February 1951 (1951-02-15)Station closed to goods

Camerton (Somerset) railway station served the village of Camerton, England from 1882 to 1951 on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway. In common with the other stations on the line it had a single platform for passengers, but also had a loop line so that two trains could pass. Diverging away from the through line at the east end of the station was the access line and associated sidings belonging to Camerton colliery. There was a substantial station building on the platform - this originally had a canopy but this was removed after passenger services ceased.

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History

The station opened on 1 March 1882 by the Great Western Railway. The station firstly closed for passengers on 22 March 1915, then reopened on 9 February 1923. [1] It closed to passengers once more on 21 September 1925. It had an unusual history in that it was originally the terminus of a branch from the west (from Hallatrow), was then the main station on a through route when the branch was extended eastwards to Limpley Stoke, and was finally the terminus of a branch from the east after the section westward to Hallatrow was closed in 1932 . [2] [3]

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References

  1. Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
  2. "Camerton: site of station, 1987". Geograph. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. Historic England. "Camerton Station (370977)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Radford and Timsbury Halt
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
  Dunkerton Colliery Halt
Line and station closed