Long Sutton and Pitney railway station

Long Sutton and Pitney railway station was a minor railway station situated in the hamlet of Upton, Somerset, about one mile equidistant from the two larger villages the station was named after.

Long Sutton and Pitney
Site of the station
Location
PlaceUpton
AreaSouth Somerset
Coordinates51.0398°N 2.7758°W / 51.0398; -2.7758
Operations
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
History
1 October 1907Opened
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, and was situated around a mile west from Somerton Tunnel. 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
Langport East   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)
  Somerton
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References

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


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