Langport East railway station

Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset. The station also served Huish Episcopi.

Langport East
A Class 43 passing the site of the station
General information
LocationLangport, Somerset, South Somerset
England
Coordinates51.0410°N 2.8255°W / 51.0410; -2.8255
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
2 July 1906Opened
10 Sept 1962Closed for passengers

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway. While it closed in 1962,[1] the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[2]

Services
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Long Sutton and Pitney   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)		   Athelney

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 257. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.


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