Cossington railway station
Appearance
Cossington | |
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General information | |
Location | Sedgemoor |
Coordinates | 51°09′46″N 2°55′12″W / 51.1627°N 2.9201°W |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
Original company | Bridgwater Railway |
Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
21 July 1890 | Opened |
1 December 1952 | Closed[1] |
Cossington railway station was a station at Cossington on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened on 21 July 1890 by the Bridgwater Railway, it consisted of a single platform with a stone building and a siding. This was controlled from a ground frame, the hut from which is now on the East Somerset Railway.
The station closed when the service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Edington Jn. Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Bridgwater Railway |
Bawdrip Halt Line and station closed |
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.