Keinton Mandeville railway station

Keinton Mandeville
General information
LocationKeinton Mandeville, South Somerset
England
Grid referenceST565304
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1905Opened
10 September 1962Closed

Keinton Mandeville railway station was a small railway station situated on the Great Western Railway's Langport and Castle Cary Railway. It was located is in the village of Lydford-on-Fosse but was named the larger neighbouring village of Keinton Mandeville in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.

The station opened on 1 July 1905, at the same time as Charlton Mackrell and the two stations were operated as a temporary branch from Castle Cary before the railway opened throughout as a whole the following year.[1]

The station had two platforms and a building, as well as a small goods yard behind the east platform.[2]

No sign of the station now remains, the site is now a scrap yard. The line is still in use as part of the Reading–Taunton line.

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Charlton Mackrell   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway) 		  Alford Halt

References

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations - Details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Redcliffe Press.