Wiveliscombe railway station
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Wiveliscombe railway station served the town of Wiveliscombe
in Somerset
. It was on the Devon and Somerset Railway
that ran between Taunton
and Barnstaple
. The Devon and Somerset was operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway
and was taken over with the B&E by the Great Western Railway
.
The section of the line between Norton Fitzwarren
and Wiveliscombe opened on 8 June 1871 with Milverton
as the only intervening station. The line was extended westwards to Barnstaple on 1 November 1873.
Wiveliscombe station, east of the town on a section of line that ran north-south, was one of the larger stations on the line and had a crossing loop and two platforms. The station had a signalbox on the up platform by the main building and a goods yard to the north of the station.
Goods traffic was withdrawn from Wiveliscombe in 1964 and the station closed to passenger traffic with the closure of the Devon and Somerset line on 3 October 1966. The main station building remains in use as part of an industrial estate that has built up on the site.
Wiveliscombe
Wiveliscombe is a town and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The town has a population of 2,670. The parish includes the nearby hamlet of Maundown.-History:...
in 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...
. It was on the Devon and Somerset Railway
Devon and Somerset Railway
The Devon and Somerset Railway was a branch line from near in Somerset to in North Devon. It was operated from the outset by the Bristol and Exeter Railway which became part of the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876.-History:...
that ran between Taunton
Taunton railway station
Taunton railway station is a junction station on the route from London to Penzance, from London Paddington station. It is situated in Taunton, Somerset, England and is operated by First Great Western...
and Barnstaple
Barnstaple Victoria Road railway station
Barnstaple Victoria Road railway station was the terminus of the Devon and Somerset Railway line from Taunton railway station. It served the town of Barnstaple in Devon, England and was opened when the Devon and Somerset line was extended from Wiveliscombe to Barnstaple on 1 November...
. The Devon and Somerset was operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway
Bristol and Exeter Railway
The Bristol & Exeter Railway was a railway company formed to connect Bristol and Exeter.The company's head office was situated outside their Bristol station...
and was taken over with the B&E by the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway was a British railway company that linked London with the south-west and west of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament in 1835 and ran its first trains in 1838...
.
The section of the line between Norton Fitzwarren
Norton Fitzwarren railway station
Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about north of the site of the old station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961...
and Wiveliscombe opened on 8 June 1871 with Milverton
Milverton railway station
Milverton railway station served the village of Milverton in Somerset. It was on the Devon and Somerset Railway that ran between Taunton and Barnstaple...
as the only intervening station. The line was extended westwards to Barnstaple on 1 November 1873.
Wiveliscombe station, east of the town on a section of line that ran north-south, was one of the larger stations on the line and had a crossing loop and two platforms. The station had a signalbox on the up platform by the main building and a goods yard to the north of the station.
Goods traffic was withdrawn from Wiveliscombe in 1964 and the station closed to passenger traffic with the closure of the Devon and Somerset line on 3 October 1966. The main station building remains in use as part of an industrial estate that has built up on the site.