Yeovil Town railway station
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Yeovil Town in 1964 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Yeovil |
| Area | Somerset |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR/LSWR Joint |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| History | |
| 1 June 1861 | Station opens |
| 3 October 1966 | Closed for passenger traffic |
| 3 March 1967 | Station closes [1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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This date stone is all that remains of Yeovil's most central railway station
Yeovil Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England. The station was located on the Yeovil to Taunton Line and also had shuttle services to Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction stations. The station opened on 1 June 1861, replacing an earlier Yeovil Hendford railway station when the line was extended.[1] It closed to passenger traffic on 3 October 1966, but freight and parcels traffic continued to use the station until 3 March 1967, when these services were also withdrawn.
The site today
The site served for years as a car and coach park but now has a cinema and leisure complex built on it.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendford Halt | Great Western Railway Yeovil to Taunton Line |
Yeovil Junction or Yeovil Pen Mill Shuttle Service | ||
See also
References
Further reading
- Robert Adley , (1988). Covering My Tracks. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-882-6
Coordinates: 50°56′N 2°38′W / 50.933°N 2.633°W
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