Cossington railway station explained

Cossington
Status:Disused
Borough:Cossington, Sedgemoor
Country:England
Coordinates:51.1627°N -2.9201°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Bridgwater Railway
Pregroup:Bridgwater Railway
Postgroup:Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Years:21 July 1890
Events:Opened
Years2:1 December 1952
Events2:Closed

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.[1]

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The station closed when the service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952.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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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.