Shoscombe and Single Hill Halt railway station
Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt | |
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![]() Remains of the Halt in 1967 | |
General information | |
Location | Shoscombe, Bath and North East Somerset England |
Grid reference | ST720561 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
23 September 1929 | Opened |
7 March 1966 | Closed |
Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt was a small railway station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway serving small villages between Wellow and Radstock, about seven miles south of Bath.
The station was the last to open on the Somerset and Dorset main line, with services beginning on 23 September 1929. It closed with the rest of the line on 7 March 1966[1] under the Beeching Axe.[2]
The station, sited in the hamlet of Single Hill, consisted of two bare concrete platforms, with ornate oil lamps but without buildings. A small building containing a booking office and a waiting room was provided on the footpath leading to the station.[2]
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References
- ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 388. OCLC 931112387.
- ^ a b "Shoscombe and Single Hill Halt". Somerset and Dorset Railway. Retrieved 4 July 2009.
- Somerset Railway Stations, by Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, 2002.
External links
- Station on navigable O.S. map
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Radstock North Line and station closed | Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway SR and LMSRs | Wellow Line and station closed |
51°18′N 2°24′W / 51.300°N 2.400°W / 51.300; -2.400
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