Stourpaine and Durweston railway station
Stourpaine & Durweston Halt was a station in the English county of Dorset. It was located between Shillingstone and Blandford Forum on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. The station consisted of a small concrete platform and shelter.
| Stourpaine and Durweston | |
|---|---|
 Running in board preserved in the wall of a children's playground in Durweston | |
| Location | |
| Place | Durweston |
| Area | North Dorset |
| Grid reference | ST860091 |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping | SR Southern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 9 July 1928 | Opened |
| 17 September 1956 | 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 | |
History
The station was opened on 9 July 1928 by the Southern Railway. It became part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1948. The halt was closed in 1956 as part of an economy campaign. Trains continued to pass the site until the S&DJR closed in 1966.
The site today
The site is now hidden in trees off the A350 Blandford to Shaftesbury road, near the junction with the A357. Except for the simple shelter most of the halt still survives including the concrete posts and metal rail at the back edge of the platform [1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blandford Forum Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Shillingstone Line and station closed |
References
Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- J.H. Lucking. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)