Dunkerton Colliery Halt railway station
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.
Dunkerton Colliery Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Dunkerton, Somerset England |
| Coordinates | 51.1931°N 2.2621°W |
| Grid reference | ST817437 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 9 October 1911 | Opened |
| 22 March 1915 | Closed temporarily |
| 9 July 1923 | Reopened |
| 21 September 1925 | Closed permanently |
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
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 162. OCLC 931112387.
- "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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