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| name = Camerton (Somerset)
| name = Camerton (Somerset)
| status = Disused
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| locale = [[Camerton, Somerset|Camerton]]
| image = Camerton station (postcard).jpg
| borough = [[Somerset]]
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| coordinates ={{coord|51.191143|-2.273446|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}
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| borough = [[Camerton, Somerset|Camerton]], [[Somerset]]
| gridref = ST809435
| country = England
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| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
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| coordinates = {{coord|51.319082|-2.458108|type:landmark_region:GB_scale:2000_source:Google| display=inline, title}}
| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|ST681578|25|ST681578}}
| platforms = 1
| platforms = 1
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| original = [[Great Western Railway]]
| years = {{Start date|1st March 1882|df=yes}}
| years = {{Start date|1 March 1882|df=yes}}
| events = Opened
| events = Opened
| years1 = 21 September 1925
| years1 = {{End date|1915|03|22|df=yes}}
| events1 = Closed to passengers
| events1 = Station closed to passengers
| years2 = {{End date|1951|02|15|df=y}}
| years2 = {{Start date|1923|07|09|df=yes}}
| events2 = Closed completely
| events2 = Station reopened to passengers
| years3 = {{End date|1925|09|21|df=y}}
| events3 = Station closed again to passengers
| years4 = {{End date|1951|02|15|df=y}}
| events4 = Station closed to goods
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'''Camerton (Somerset) railway station''' served the village of [[Camerton, Somerset|Camerton]], England from 1882 to 1951 on the [[Bristol and North Somerset Railway]]. In common with the other stations on the line it had a single platform for passengers, but also had a loop line so that two trains could pass. Diverging away from the through line at the east end of the station was the access line and associated sidings belonging to Camerton colliery. There was a substantial station building on the platform - this originally had a canopy but this was removed after passenger services ceased.
'''Camerton (Somerset) railway station''' served the village of [[Camerton, Somerset|Camerton]], England from 1882 to 1951 on the [[Bristol and North Somerset Railway]]. In common with the other stations on the line it had a single platform for passengers, but also had a loop line so that two trains could pass. Diverging away from the through line at the east end of the station was the access line and associated sidings belonging to Camerton colliery. There was a substantial station building on the platform - this originally had a canopy but this was removed after passenger services ceased.


== History ==
== History ==
The station opened in 1882 by the [[Great Western Railway]]. The station was only open to passengers for 18 years, closing on 21 September 1925 and to goods traffic on 15 February 1951. It had an unusual history in that it was originally the terminus of a branch from the west (from Hallatrow), was then the main station on a through route when the branch was extended eastwards to Limpley Stoke, and was finally the terminus of a branch from the east after the section westward to Hallatrow was closed in 1932 .<ref name=CamertonStationInfo>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3128169|title=Camerton: site of station, 1987|work=Geograph|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref name=CamertonStationInfo2>{{PastScape|mnumber=370977|mname=Camerton Station|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref>
The station opened on 1 March 1882 by the [[Great Western Railway]]. The station firstly closed for passengers on 22 March 1915, then reopened on 9 February 1923.<ref>Avon County Planning Department (1983). ''Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline''. County of Avon.</ref> It closed to passengers once more on 21 September 1925. It had an unusual history in that it was originally the terminus of a branch from the west (from Hallatrow), was then the main station on a through route when the branch was extended eastwards to Limpley Stoke, and was finally the terminus of a branch from the east after the section westward to Hallatrow was closed in 1932 .<ref name=CamertonStationInfo>{{cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3128169|title=Camerton: site of station, 1987|work=Geograph|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref name=CamertonStationInfo2>{{PastScape|mnumber=370977|mname=Camerton Station|access-date=20 April 2017}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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{{rail line |previous={{rws|Radford and Timsbury Halt}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small>|next={{rws|Dunkerton Colliery Halt}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Bristol and North Somerset Railway]]</small>|col={{GWR colour}} }}
{{rail line |previous={{rws|Radford and Timsbury Halt}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small>|next={{rws|Dunkerton Colliery Halt}}<br /><small>Line and station closed</small> |route=[[Great Western Railway]]<br /><small>[[Bristol and North Somerset Railway]]</small>|col={{GWR colour}} }}
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[[Category:Disused railway stations in Somerset]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in Bath & North East Somerset]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Great Western Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1907]]

Latest revision as of 11:30, 28 April 2024

This article is about the former station in Camerton, Somerset. For others, see Camerton railway station.

Camerton (Somerset)
General information
LocationCamerton, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°19′09″N 2°27′29″W / 51.319082°N 2.458108°W / 51.319082; -2.458108
Grid referenceST681578
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 March 1882 (1 March 1882)Opened
22 March 1915 (1915-03-22)Station closed to passengers
9 July 1923 (1923-07-09)Station reopened to passengers
21 September 1925 (1925-09-21)Station closed again to passengers
15 February 1951 (1951-02-15)Station closed to goods

Camerton (Somerset) railway station served the village of Camerton, England from 1882 to 1951 on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway. In common with the other stations on the line it had a single platform for passengers, but also had a loop line so that two trains could pass. Diverging away from the through line at the east end of the station was the access line and associated sidings belonging to Camerton colliery. There was a substantial station building on the platform - this originally had a canopy but this was removed after passenger services ceased.

History

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The station opened on 1 March 1882 by the Great Western Railway. The station firstly closed for passengers on 22 March 1915, then reopened on 9 February 1923.[1] It closed to passengers once more on 21 September 1925. It had an unusual history in that it was originally the terminus of a branch from the west (from Hallatrow), was then the main station on a through route when the branch was extended eastwards to Limpley Stoke, and was finally the terminus of a branch from the east after the section westward to Hallatrow was closed in 1932 .[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Avon County Planning Department (1983). Railways in Avon: A Short History of Their Development and Decline. County of Avon.
  2. ^ "Camerton: site of station, 1987". Geograph. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Camerton Station (370977)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Radford and Timsbury Halt
Line and station closed 		  Great Western Railway
Bristol and North Somerset Railway 		  Dunkerton Colliery Halt
Line and station closed


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