Charlton Mackrell railway station

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Charlton Mackrell
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Location of the station (1984)
General information
Location Charlton Mackrell, South Somerset
England
Coordinates 51°03′21″N2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734 Coordinates: 51°03′21″N2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734
Grid reference ST532289
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Key dates
1905Opened
1962Closed

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

Contents

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

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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.