Keinton Mandeville railway station was a small railway station situated on the Great Western Railway's Langport and Castle Cary Railway. It was located is in the village of Lydford-on-Fosse but was named the larger neighbouring village of Keinton Mandeville in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.
Keinton Mandeville | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Keinton Mandeville, South Somerset England |
| Grid reference | ST565304 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1905 | Opened |
| 10 September 1962 | Closed |
The station opened on 1 July 1905, at the same time as Charlton Mackrell and the two stations were operated as a temporary branch from Castle Cary before the railway opened throughout as a whole the following year.[1]
The station had two platforms and a building, as well as a small goods yard behind the east platform.[2]
No sign of the station now remains, the site is now a scrap yard. The line is still in use as part of the Reading–Taunton line.
Services edit
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlton Mackrell | Langport and Castle Cary Railway (Great Western Railway) |
Alford Halt | ||
References edit
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations - Details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Redcliffe Press.