Evercreech New railway station

Evercreech New
Evercreech New in 1967
General information
Location	Evercreech, Somerset England
Grid reference	ST645386
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping	SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1874	Opened (Evercreech Village)
September 1874	Renamed (Evercreech New)
7 March 1966	Closed
Location

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

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.

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20070518103104/http://www.sdjr.net/locations/evercreech_new.html
• Station on navigable O.S. map

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