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Charlton Mackrell railway station

Coordinates: 51°03′21″N 2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734
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Charlton Mackrell
Location of the station (1984)
General information
LocationCharlton Mackrell, South Somerset
England
Coordinates51°03′21″N 2°40′24″W / 51.0557°N 2.6734°W / 51.0557; -2.6734
Grid referenceST532289
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1905Opened
10 September 1962Closed

Charlton Mackrell railway station was a minor railway station serving the village of Charlton Mackrell in Somerset, England, from 1905 until 1962.

History

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The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway, and was a temporary terminus station for the railway (serving trains from Castle Cary) before it was finished in 1906.

The station master's house is still in use as private property.[1]

Though the station closed along with the rest of the stops between Castle Cary and Cogload Junction in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[2]

Services

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Somerton   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)
  Keinton Mandeville

References

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  1. ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
  2. ^ Oakley, Mike (2011). Somerset Railway Stations: Then and Now. Dovecote Press.