Sandsfoot Castle Halt railway station

Sandsfoot Castle Halt was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway between Weymouth and Portland in Dorset.

Sandsfoot Castle Halt
Sandsfoot Castle railway station in 2008
General information
LocationDorset
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWeymouth and Portland Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)
Key dates
1 August 1932 (1932-08-01)Station opening
1952 (1952)Station closure

Station

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Opened on 1 August 1932, it was part of a scheme that saw several halts to counter road competition. Services were provided by railmotors, carriages equipped with driving ends and their own small steam engine. The station closed with the branch in 1952.[1]

Site today

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The remains of the timber platform are located on the Rodwell Trail, a popular local walk.[2]

References

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  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.

Notes

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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. 378. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "The Rodwell Trail".
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rodwell
Line and station closed
  GWR and LSWR
Portland Branch Railway
  Wyke Regis Halt
Line and station closed

50°35′48″N 2°27′41″W / 50.5967°N 2.4615°W / 50.5967; -2.4615