Chilcompton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Chilcompton in the county of Somerset in England and opened on 20 July 1874. Originally the station consisted of a single platform on the Down side with a station building and possibly also a siding. In 1876 a loop and second platform were opened on the Up side, controlled from a 16-lever signal-box on the Down platform, which also controlled access to the goods yard. The line to Binegar was doubled in 1885. In 1886 the line to Midsomer Norton and Radstock was doubled and a replacement 13 lever signal box provided just beyond the Binegar end of the Up platform. The station closed to goods in 1964 and the signal-box closed in 1965; passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
Chilcompton | |
|---|---|
 Down S&D express approaching Chilcompton in 1959 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Chilcompton, Mendip England |
| Grid reference | ST645514 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1874 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
The site today
editAs of 2020, The station is currently overgrown and partly fenced off in a transport yard.[1] The line south from Midsomer Norton South 72 chains (1,400 m) has been rebuilt by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust, whose aim is to restore a further stretch of the line as far as Chilcompton itself.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binegar Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways |
Midsomer Norton South Line and station closed |
Further reading
edit- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
References
edit- ^ "S&DJR - Chilcompton (Station plans)". Archived from the original on 6 October 2008. Retrieved 5 October 2008.