West Pennard railway station explained

West Pennard
Status:Disused
Borough:West Pennard, Mendip
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Somerset Central Railway
Postgroup:SR and LMS
Western Region of British Railways
Years:3 February 1862
Events:Opened
Years1:7 March 1966
Events1:Closed

West Pennard railway station was a station on the Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened on 3 February 1862, it was reduced to halt status on 25 June 1962. Originally the S&DJR main line, the railway was reduced to branch status when the extension to Bath was built. A passing point on the single line, the station was adjacent to a level crossing on the A361 road from Shepton Mallet to Glastonbury. The station closed with the railway on 7 March 1966.[1]

The site today

The station building has not changed much since closure and is owned by a transport company and used as a house.[2]

Reading

External links

51.1538°N -2.6206°W

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sdjr.net/sd_desc3.html The Somerset & Dorset Railway - Burnham Branch
  2. http://www.nevard.com/sdjr/westpennard.htm The Somerset & Dorset - After Closure - West Pennard