Chilcompton railway station
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Chilcompton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
at Chilcompton
in the county of Somerset
in England
. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, the building on the down platform having a canopy. There was a goods yard and sidings, controlled from a 13 lever signal box
, which replaced the original ground frame.
The station closed to goods in 1964: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
(2 miles, 2 chains) is being rebuilt by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
as part of several projects to reopen the line.
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire...
at Chilcompton
Chilcompton
Chilcompton is a civil parish and village in Somerset, England, situated in the Mendip Hills two miles south of Midsomer Norton and 2.5 miles south-west of Westfield, close to the A37 .-History:...
in the county of Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, the building on the down platform having a canopy. There was a goods yard and sidings, controlled from a 13 lever signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
, which replaced the original ground frame.
The station closed to goods in 1964: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
The site today
The station is now partly overgrown and partly fenced off in a transport yard. The line between here and Midsomer Norton SouthMidsomer Norton railway station
Midsomer Norton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between and Shepton Mallet. It served the town of Midsomer Norton. The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann...
(2 miles, 2 chains) is being rebuilt by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust operates a railway museum at Midsomer Norton railway station and plans to run passenger trains south towards Chilcompton in the near future. It should not be confused with the Somerset and Dorset Railway Trust at Washford railway station. The Midsomer...
as part of several projects to reopen the line.