Blagdon railway station
Blagdon railway station is a closed terminus railway station situated in the village of Blagdon in North Somerset, England.
| Blagdon | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Blagdon |
| Area | North Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51.3333°N 2.7133°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Wrington Vale Light Railway |
| History | |
| 4 December 1901 | Station opened |
| 14 September 1931 | Station closed to 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 opened on the 4 December 1901 when the Wrington Vale Light Railway opened the line from Congresbury.[1]
The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931.[1]
Despite the station being closed for passengers it was host to a GWR camp coach from 1935 to 1939.[2] Camp coach occupants were transported to the station on the daily goods train from Yatton.[3]
The station closed to goods on 1 November 1950.[4]
References
- Quick 2019, p. 78.
- McRae 1997, p. 31.
- Fenton 1999, pp. 46-47.
- Hurst 1992, p. 5 (ref 0161).
Bibliography
- Fenton, Mike (1999), Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R, Wild Swan, ISBN 1-874103-53-4
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.
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