Wrington railway station

Wrington
Wrington
	Wrington railway station looking east
General information
Location	Wrington, North Somerset; England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 December 1901	Opened
14 September 1931	Closed to passengers
10 June 1963	Closed to goods

Wrington railway station was a station at Wrington on the Wrington Vale Light Railway, which ran from Congresbury to Blagdon, in Somerset, England.

The station was opened on 4 December 1901 as a single-platform station.

The station provided a service to passengers up until 14 September 1931,^[1]^[2] mostly to Bristol via Congresbury. In 1926 on Mondays a train would leave Wrington at 7:38 for workers needing to reach Bristol before business hours. Competition from the direct bus service via the A38, caused a steep decline in passengers numbers.

The line from Blagdon to Wrington closed in 1950 but the line to Wrington was still in use carrying goods (chiefly coal) until closed completely on 10 June 1963.

Since closure

The platform and level crossing gates remained in place into the 1970s, when the site was owned by a coal merchant.

The site of the station is now housing (the glebe, old station close) and a veterinary centre.

References

^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.
^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Somerset Railway Stations, Mike Oakley ISBN 1-904349-09-9

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[1] Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.

[2] Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

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