Charlton Mackrell railway station

Charlton Mackrell
Location of the station (1984)
General information
Location	Charlton Mackrell, Somerset England
Coordinates	51°03′21″N2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734
Grid reference	ST532289
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1905	Opened
10 September 1962	Closed
Location

Charlton Mackrell railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Charlton Mackrell in Somerset, England, from 1905 until 1962.

History

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway, and was a temporary terminus station for the railway (serving trains from Castle Cary) before it was finished in 1906.

The station master's house is still in use as private property. ^[1]

Though the station closed along with the rest of the stops between Castle Cary and Cogload Junction in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line. ^[2]

Services

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Somerton		Langport and Castle Cary Railway (Great Western Railway)		Keinton Mandeville

References

1. Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN   1-904537-54-5.
2. Oakley, Mike (2011). Somerset Railway Stations: Then and Now. Dovecote Press.