Langport East railway station

Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset. The station also served Huish Episcopi.

Langport East
A Class 43 passing the site of the station
Location
PlaceLangport, Somerset
AreaSouth Somerset
Coordinates51.0410°N 2.8255°W / 51.0410; -2.8255
Operations
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
2 July 1906Opened
10 Sept 1962Closed for passengers
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway. While it closed in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[1]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Somerton   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)
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References

  1. Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.


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