Langport East railway station explained

Langport East
Status:Disused
Borough:Langport, Somerset, South Somerset
Country:England
Coordinates:51.041°N -2.8255°W
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:2 July 1906
Events:Opened
Years2:10 Sept 1962
Events2:Closed for passengers

Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset. The station also served Huish Episcopi.

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway. While it closed in 1962,[1] the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Quick, M E. Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. 2002. Railway and Canal Historical Society. Richmond. 257. 931112387.
  2. Book: Oakley, Mike . Somerset Railway Stations . Redcliffe Press . 2006 . Bristol . 1-904537-54-5.