Bawdrip Halt railway station

Bawdrip Halt was a railway station at Bawdrip on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Bawdrip Halt
Location
PlaceBawdrip
Operations
Original companySomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Platforms1
History
7 July 1923 (1923-07-07)Station opened as Bawdrip Halt
1 December 1952 (1952-12-01)Station closed
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

Although the line had opened in 1890, station facilities at Bawdrip were not provided until 7 July 1923, after petitioning by local people. The new halt was surprisingly popular, with 2,185 passengers using it between 7 July and 29 September 1923.

It consisted of a single concrete platform 140 feet long; a waiting shelter was provided during 1924.[1]

The station closed when the branch service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Cossington
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
  Bridgwater North
Line and station closed

References

  1. Harrison, J D (1990). The Bridgwater Railway. Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-403-2.

Further reading

  • R.V.J.Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • Mike Oakley (2002). Somerset Railway Stations. Dovecote Press, Wimborne. ISBN 1-904349-09-9.

Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
This diagram shows the maximum extent of the line.
All distances and timings are cumulative
from Bath Green Park railway station.

km  
h:min
0.00
Bath Green Park
originally Queen Square
0:00
0.40
Bath Goods Depot
0.82
0:01
0:02
Devonshire Tunnel
0:04
0:05
Tucking Mill Viaduct
0:06
7.02
Midford
0:10
0:11
10.88
Wellow
0:17
13.80
Shoscombe and Single Hill Halt
0:22
Writhlington Colliery sidings
formerly Foxcote
0:23
17.14
Radstock North
0:26
0:29
20.16
Midsomer Norton
0:35
Chilcompton Tunnel
23.32
Chilcompton
0:44
27.46
Binegar
0:52
Summit
247 m above sea level
29.99
Masbury
0:56
81.73
Burnham-on-Sea
2:16
Bristol and Exeter Railway (GWR)
to Bristol Temple Meads
Winsor Hill Tunnel
78.92
Highbridge
2:11
Highbridge Locomotive,
Carriage and Wagon Works
76.28
Bason Bridge
2:06
70.67
Edington Burtle
1:58
75.10
Cossington
2:04
77.37
Bawdrip Halt
2:09
67.17
Shapwick
1:52
64.09
Ashcott
1:47
Bridgwater Spinx Cement Works
Bridgwater cement, lime,
brick and tile Works
81.94
Bridgwater North
2:12
Bridgwater
(GWR)
59.75
Glastonbury and Street
1:39
64.57
Polsham
1:47
68.60
Wells (Tucker Street)
Charlton Viaduct
1:01
68.60
Wells (Priory Road)
1:53
35.16
Shepton Mallet (Charlton Road)
1:02
Shepton Mallet (High Street)
51.24
West Pennard
1:28
Cock Mill Crossing
45.79
Pylle
1:20
1:03
Prestleigh Viaduct
40.07
Evercreech New
1:10
42.04
Evercreech Junction
1:15
42.52
Evercreech Junction
1:16
1:23
46.99
Cole (for Bruton)
1:24
53.83
Wincanton
1:33
59.48
Templecombe
1:42
59.64
1:43
Tower View
Common Lane & Depot
Pinesway Junction
Park Lane
62.52
Henstridge
1:50
64.92
Stalbridge
1:55
71.31
Sturminster Newton
2:03
76.20
Shillingstone
2:10
Shillingstone Railway Project
(under construction)
Stourpaine and Durweston Halt
2:16
84.99
Blandford Forum
2:24
Blandford Camp
86.90
Charlton Marshall Halt
2:29
89.42
Spetisbury
2:34
94.83
Bailey Gate
2:42
Southampton and Dorchester Railway
to Ringwood
102.88
Wimborne
2:53
97.69
Corfe Mullen Halt
2:49
102.51
Broadstone Junction
2:55
Broadstone Junction
2:57
104.59
Creekmoor Halt
2:59
Backwater Channel
Hamworthy Junction
3:02
Hamworthy (original station)
now Hamworthy Goods Depot
Poole Quay
108.03
Poole
3:03
110.96
Parkstone
3:13
113.07
Branksome
3:18
Branksome Junction
Bournemouth West Junction
Gasworks Junction
Bournemouth Depot
3:20
115.03
Bournemouth West
3:23
Meyrick Park Halt
Bournemouth Central
3:24
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