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Norton Fitzwarren
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationNorton Fitzwarren, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°01′29″N 3°09′26″W / 51.0246°N 3.1571°W / 51.0246; -3.1571
Grid referenceST190258
Operated byWest Somerset Railway
Platforms2
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1873First station opened
1961First station closed
2009New station opened

Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about 14 mile (0.4 km) north of the site of the old (Norton Fitzwarren) station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961. There were fatal railway accidents in the vicinity in 1890, 1940 and 1978.

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