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Cadbury Road railway station

Coordinates: 51°27′50″N 2°47′45″W / 51.4640°N 2.7959°W / 51.4640; -2.7959
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Cadbury Road
General information
LocationWeston in Gordano, Somerset
England
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyWeston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Pre-groupingWeston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway
Key dates
7 August 1907 (1907-08-07)Opened
20 May 1940 (1940-05-20)Closed

Cadbury Road railway station served the village of Weston in Gordano, Somerset, England, from 1907 to 1940 on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway.

History

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The station opened on 7 August 1907 by the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway. There was a siding to the south during the First World War for supplying manure for the horse stables at Avonmouth. To the north was another siding which served Black Rock and Nightingale Quarries.[1] The station closed on 20 May 1940.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Cadbury Road". WC&PR. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 108. OCLC 931112387.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Clapton Road
Line and station closed
  Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Railway   Walton in Gordano
Line and station closed

51°27′50″N 2°47′45″W / 51.4640°N 2.7959°W / 51.4640; -2.7959