Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road) railway station

Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road) was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in the county of Somerset in England. Opened as Shepton Mallet on 20 July 1874, it was renamed to avoid confusion with the nearby GWR station in 1883. The station consisted of two platforms with the station building on the up side. There was also a goods yard and cattle dock controlled from a signal box.

Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road)
General information
LocationShepton Mallet, Mendip
England
Grid referenceST629430
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1874Opened (Shepton Mallet)
October 1883Renamed (Shepton Mallet Charlton Road)
7 March 1966Closed

The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed in 1966.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Evercreech New
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
  Masbury
Line and station closed

Further reading

  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
The view in 1969: Three years after closure

51.1856°N 2.5328°W / 51.1856; -2.5328

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