Long Sutton and Pitney railway station was a minor railway station situated in the hamlet of Upton, Somerset, about one mile equidistant from the two larger villages the station was named after.
Long Sutton and Pitney | |
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General information | |
Location | Upton, South Somerset England |
Coordinates | 51°02′23″N 2°46′33″W / 51.0398°N 2.7758°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 October 1907 | Opened |
10 Sept 1962 | Closed for passengers |
The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway, and was situated around a mile west from Somerton Tunnel. While it closed in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[1]
The site is one option being considered in 2021 for a new station to serve the nearby towns of Langport and Somerton.[2]
Services
editPreceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Langport East | Langport and Castle Cary Railway (Great Western Railway) |
Somerton |
References
edit- ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
- ^ "Somerset: Plans for new railway station on Levels". BBC News. 27 May 2021.