Yeovil Town railway station
Yeovil Town | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Somerset |
| Owned by | Great Western Railway |
| Managed by | GWR/LSWR Joint |
| Line(s) | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1861 | Station opens |
| 3 October 1966 | Closed for passenger traffic |
| 3 March 1967 | Station closes [1] |
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1966, but freight and parcels traffic continued to use the station until 3 March 1967, when these services were also withdrawn.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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil Hendford | 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
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