Farrington Gurney Halt railway station

Farrington Gurney Halt
The former ticket office at the station in 2017
General information
Location	Farrington Gurney, Somerset England
Coordinates	51°17′45″N2°31′14″W / 51.2959°N 2.5205°W / 51.2959; -2.5205
Grid reference	ST639543
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
11 July 1927 (1927-07-11)	Opened
2 November 1959 (1959-11-02)	Closed
Location

Farrington Gurney Halt railway station served the village of Farrington Gurney, Somerset, England from 1927 to 1959 on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.

History

The station opened on 11 July 1927 by the Great Western Railway. ^[1] Passengers had to buy their tickets from a tiny office behind the Miner's Arms pub. The station was closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1959. ^[2]

References

1. "Great Western Railway halt at Farrington Gurney, Somerset, 1936". Science & Society Picture Library Prints. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
2. "Farrington Gurney Halt - Bristol Railway Archive". Bristol Railway Archive. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hallatrow Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Bristol and North Somerset Railway		Midsomer Norton and Welton Line and station closed