Dunkerton railway station

Dunkerton
General information
LocationDunkerton, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°19′45″N 2°25′55″W / 51.3293°N 2.432°W / 51.3293; -2.432
Grid referenceST700590
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
9 May 1910 (1910-05-09)Opened (first occasion)
22 March 1915Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure
1 April 1918Closed to goods traffic
9 July 1923Reopened to passengers
21 September 1925 (1925-09-21)Closed

Dunkerton railway station served the village of Dunkerton, Somerset, England from 1910 to 1925. It was constructed as part of the extension of the original Bristol and North Somerset Railway Camerton branch line, carried out by the Great Western Railway between 1906 and 1910. This created a new railway which ran eastwards from the former terminus at Camerton through Dunkerton, Combe Hay, Midford and Monkton Combe before connecting to the Great Western Railway main line at Limpley Stoke.

History

The station opened on 9 May 1910 by the Great Western Railway.[1] The station was closed to passenger traffic on 22 March 1915 as a war-time economy measure, and to goods traffic on 1 April 1918 along with the station signal box.[2] However the station and signal box were re-opened on 9 July 1923 to both passenger and goods traffic - the resumption of activity lasted a little over two years, and the closure of the signal box on 21 September 1925[3] marked the final closure of the station itself.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Dunkerton Railway Station Photo. Camerton - Midford. Limpley Stoke Line. (1)". eBay. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  2. ^ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
  3. ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 154
  4. ^ Historic England. "Dunkerton Station (370977)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Dunkerton Colliery Halt
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway 		  Combe Hay Halt
Line and station closed


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