Midsomer Norton and Welton railway station information
Former railway station in England
This article is about the former GWR station. For the former S&DJR station that bore the same name between 1898 and 1949, see Midsomer Norton railway station. For the similarly named station in Northamptonshire, see Welton railway station.
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Midsomer Norton and Welton
General information
Location
England
Platforms
1
Other information
Status
Disused
History
Original company
Bristol and North Somerset Railway
Post-grouping
Great Western Railway
Key dates
3 September 1873
Opened as Welton
2 May 1898
Renamed Welton and Midsomer Norton
1 May 1904
renamed Midsomer Norton and Welton
2 November 1959
Closed for passengers[1]
15 June 1964
closed for goods
Midsomer Norton and Welton was a station on the Great Western Railway line from Bristol to Frome via Radstock (originally the Bristol and North Somerset Railway). The station was originally named just Welton, being located in a valley at the village of Welton, Somerset. It closed to passengers in 1959 with the closure of the line to passenger traffic, and to goods in 1964.[2]
Midsomer Norton was also served by a second station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
Preceding station
Historical railways
Following station
Farrington Gurney Halt
Great Western Railway
Radstock West
^Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
^"Midsomer Norton and Welton". Bristol Railway Archive. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
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