Rodwell railway station explained

Rodwell
Status:Disused
Borough:Dorset
Country:England
Platforms:2
Original:Weymouth and Portland Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
British Railways (Southern Region)
Events:Station opening
Events1:Station closure

Rodwell was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset.

Station

Opened on 1 June 1870, it initially had one platform. However, as part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR with Railmotor services to counter road competition, a passing place was put in and Rodwell gained another platform and a signal box. The station closed with the branch in 3 March 1952.[1]

The site today

The former trackbed of the line is now part of the Rodwell Trail footpath. The former platforms are still in place, just south of the tunnel, under a road and the former Portwey Hospital site.

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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. 365. 931112387.