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.
Dunkerton | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Dunkerton, Somerset England |
| Coordinates | 51°19′45″N 2°25′55″W / 51.3293°N 2.432°W |
| Grid reference | ST700590 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 9 May 1910 | Opened (first occasion) |
| 22 March 1915 | Closed to passengers as a wartime economy measure |
| 1 April 1918 | Closed to goods traffic |
| 9 July 1923 | Reopened to passengers |
| 21 September 1925 | Closed |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Dunkerton Railway Station Photo. Camerton - Midford. Limpley Stoke Line. (1)". eBay. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
- ^ M E Quick, Railway Passenger Stations in England Scotland and Wales—A Chronology, The Railway and Canal Historical Society, 2002, p. 154
- ^ Historic England. "Dunkerton Station (370977)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
External links
edit| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| 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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