Dunkerton Colliery Halt railway station

Dunkerton Colliery Halt railway station served the colliery near the village of Dunkerton, Somerset, England from 1911 to 1925 on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.

Dunkerton Colliery Halt
General information
LocationDunkerton, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°11′35″N 2°15′44″W / 51.1931°N 2.2621°W / 51.1931; -2.2621
Grid referenceST817437
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 October 1911 (1911-10-09)Opened
22 March 1915Closed temporarily
9 July 1923Reopened
21 September 1925 (1925-09-21)Closed permanently

History

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The station opened on 9 October 1911 by the Great Western Railway, around a year after the line and the main stations had opened. It was, from the outset, a basic unmanned halt, and was intended to serve the villages of Tunley and Carlingcott as well as workers at the colliery itself. The station first closed to passengers on 22 March 1915, reopened on 9 July 1923 and closed again on 21 September 1925[1] to both passengers and goods traffic.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 162. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Dunkerton Colliery Halt (site of)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Camerton
Line and station closed
  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
  Dunkerton
Line and station closed