Cossington railway station

Cossington railway station was a station at Cossington on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, built to link the line at Edington with Bridgwater. [2]

Cossington
Station building (1987)
Location
PlaceCossington
AreaSedgemoor
Coordinates51.1627°N 2.9201°W / 51.1627; -2.9201
Grid referenceST357408
Operations
Original companyBridgwater Railway
Pre-groupingBridgwater Railway
Post-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Platforms1
History
21 July 1890Opened
1 December 1952Closed[1]
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

Opened on 21 July 1890 by the Bridgwater Railway Company, it was located to the north of the village, and consisted of a single platform with a stone building and a siding. This was controlled from a ground frame, the hut from which is now on the East Somerset Railway.

The station closed when the service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952. Station Road leads to the former station site.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Edington Jn.
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
Bridgwater Railway
  Bawdrip Halt
Line and station closed

References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
  2. "Cossington Pages 42-50 A History of the County of Somerset: Volume 8, the Poldens and the Levels. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 2004". British History Online.
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