Edington Burtle railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, and served the village of Edington, Somerset, UK. Originally named Edington Road, with the village two miles away, it became in 1890 the junction for the Bridgwater branch off the Highbridge line and for the next period in its life was known as Edington Junction. After the Bridgwater line closed to passengers in 1952, the station was renamed as Edington Burtle – Burtle is a village to the north of the station, and somewhat closer than Edington. In February 1956 the down platform and signal box was closed. Goods Yard closed on 13 July 1964.[1] It closed in March 1966 when the line was shut as part of the Beeching axe.
Edington Burtle | |
|---|---|
 Site of the station in 1995 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Edington, Sedgemoor England |
| Grid reference | ST392428 |
| Platforms | 3 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | SR and LMS Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1856 | Opened (Edington Road) |
| 21 July 1890 | Renamed (Edington Junction) |
| 8 June 1953 | Renamed (Edington Burtle) |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shapwick Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways Highbridge Line |
Bason Bridge Line and station closed | ||
| Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways Bridgwater Branch |
Cossington Line and station closed |
References
edit- ^ The Somerset & Dorset Then and Now by Mac Hawkins page 191
- Somerset Railway Stations, by Mike Oakley. Dovecote Press, 2002.
External links
edit51°10′52″N 2°52′18″W / 51.1811°N 2.8716°W
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