Yeovil Town railway station
Yeovil Town | |
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General information | |
Location | Yeovil, Somerset England |
Platforms | 4 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
Pre-grouping | GWR/LSWR Joint |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1861 | Station opens |
3 October 1966 | Closed for passenger traffic |
3 March 1967 | Station closes [1] |
Yeovil Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England. The station was on the Yeovil to Taunton Line and also had shuttle services to Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction stations. The station opened on 1 June 1861, replacing an earlier Yeovil Hendford railway station when the line was extended.[1] It closed to passenger traffic on 3 October 1966,[2] but freight and parcels traffic continued to use the station until 3 March 1967, when these services were also withdrawn.
The site today[edit]
After closure, the station was demolished and the site was cleared to serve as a car and coach park. A cinema and leisure complex has also been built on part of the site.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Hendford Halt | Great Western Railway Yeovil to Taunton Line |
Yeovil Junction or Yeovil Pen Mill Shuttle Service |
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Robert Adley (1988). Covering My Tracks. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-882-6
50°56′25.7″N 2°37′30.3″W / 50.940472°N 2.625083°W
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- Disused railway stations in Somerset
- Former Great Western Railway stations
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1861
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966
- Beeching closures in England
- 1861 establishments in England
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