Weston-super-Mare Ashcombe Road railway station served the town of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England, from 1897 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.
Ashcombe Road | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset England |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 December 1897 | Opened |
| 20 May 1940 | Closed |
History
editThe station opened on 1 December 1897 by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. It had toilets and a waiting room. The platform was ten inches high until raised in 1919. The railway was intended to carry on past this station but the track was removed after a dispute with the council.[1] The station closed on 20 May 1940.[2] A florists occupies the site of the booking office while a footpath follows part of the trackbed.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Weston Ashcombe Road". WC&PR. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 452. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "The line today - South Section - WC&P Railway". WC&PR. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Road (Somerset) Line and station closed |
Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway | Terminus |
51°21′01″N 2°57′53″W / 51.3502°N 2.9647°W
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