Upwey railway station (Abbotsbury Railway)

Upwey was a railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the county of Dorset in England.

Upwey
General information
LocationBroadwey, Dorset
England
Coordinates50°39′04″N 2°28′17″W / 50.6511°N 2.4715°W / 50.6511; -2.4715
Grid referenceSY666836
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAbbotsbury Railway
Pre-groupingGWR
Post-groupingWestern Region of British Railways
Key dates
9 November 1885Opened as Broadway
24 June 1896Renamed Broadwey
12 January 1906Renamed Broadwey (Dorset)
1 January 1913Renamed Upwey
1 December 1952Closed to passengers
1 January 1962Closed completely

History

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The station was opened as Broadway on 9 November 1885 by the Abbotsbury Railway when it opened the line from Abbotsbury to Upwey Junction on the Great Western Railway (GWR) (former Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway line).[1][2]

It was renamed Broadwey in 1896, then Broadwey (Dorset) in 1906 and finally the name was changed to Upwey in 1913, to avoid confusion with Broadway in Worcestershire.[1]

Although it had a passenger platform, it mainly functioned as a goods depot as the location of Upwey Junction on an embankment made access difficult. There was a goods shed, cattle pens and a 5 ton crane.[3][4]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1936 to 1939.[5] When the branch closed to passengers in 1952, the station continued on as a goods depot until 1962, served by a stub from what is now the South West Main Line.[1][6]

Buildings

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A typical William Clarke stone building served the single platform. The site of the station is now a builders yard with the station building and goods shed still in place.[7]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Upwey Junction
South West Main Line
  Great Western Railway
Abbotsbury branch railway
  Coryates Halt
Line and station closed

References

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  1. ^ a b c Quick 2022, p. 459.
  2. ^ Grant 2017, p. 3.
  3. ^ "Broadwey station on OS 25 inch map Dorset XLVII.14 (Bincombe; Weymouth)". National Library of Scotland. 1889. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ The Railway Clearing House 1970, p. 82.
  5. ^ McRae 1997, p. 31.
  6. ^ Hurst 1992, p. 19 (ref 0911).
  7. ^ Catford, Nick. "Upwey station (Abbotsbury branch)". Disused stations. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

Bibliography

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Further reading

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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. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)
  • Brian L. Jackson. The Abbotsbury Branch. Wild Swan Publications Ltd. 1989. ISBN 0-906867-80-0
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