Evercreech New railway station

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Evercreech New
Evercreech New Station.jpg
Evercreech New in 1967
General information
Location Evercreech, Mendip
England
Grid reference ST645386
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping SR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1874Opened (Evercreech Village)
September 1874Renamed (Evercreech New)
7 March 1966Closed

Evercreech New, originally called "Evercreech Village", was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

The station opened in 1874 with the completion of the extension of the S&D from the nearby Evercreech Junction to Bath. It closed in March 1966 [1] [2] when the line was shut as part of the Beeching axe.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Evercreech Junction
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
  Shepton Mallet
(Charlton Road)

Line and station closed

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 176. OCLC   931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 93. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

Coordinates: 51°08′46″N2°30′33″W / 51.1460°N 2.5091°W / 51.1460; -2.5091