Dunkerton Colliery Halt railway station

Disused railway station in Dunkerton, Somerset

51°11′35″N 2°15′44″W / 51.1931°N 2.2621°W / 51.1931; -2.2621Grid referenceST817437Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayKey dates9 October 1911 (1911-10-09)Opened22 March 1915Closed temporarily9 July 1923Reopened21 September 1925 (1925-09-21)Closed permanently

Dunkerton Colliery Halt railway station served the colliery near the village of Dunkerton, Somerset, England from 1911 to 1925 on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.

History

The station opened on 9 October 1911 by the Great Western Railway, around a year after the line and the main stations had opened. It was, from the outset, a basic unmanned halt, and was intended to serve the villages of Tunley and Carlingcott as well as workers at the colliery itself. The station first closed to passengers on 22 March 1915, reopened on 9 July 1923 and closed again on 21 September 1925[1] to both passengers and goods traffic.[2]

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 162. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Dunkerton Colliery Halt (site of)". Wikimapia. Retrieved 21 April 2017.

External links

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Camerton
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway 		  Dunkerton
Line and station closed


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