Disused railway station in Wrington, North Somerset
Wrington
Wrington railway station looking east
General information
Location
Wrington, North Somerset England
Platforms
1
Other information
Status
Disused
History
Original company
Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping
Great Western Railway
Post-grouping
Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 December 1901 (1901-12-04)
Opened
14 September 1931
Closed to passengers
10 June 1963 (1963-06-10)
Closed to goods
Wrington railway station was a station at Wrington on the Wrington Vale Light Railway, which ran from Congresbury to Blagdon, in Somerset, England.
The station was opened on 4 December 1901 as a single-platform station.
The station provided a service to passengers up until 14 September 1931,[1][2] mostly to Bristol via Congresbury. In 1926 on Mondays a train would leave Wrington at 7:38 for workers needing to reach Bristol before business hours. Competition from the direct bus service via the A38, caused a steep decline in passengers numbers.
The line from Blagdon to Wrington closed in 1950 but the line to Wrington was still in use carrying goods (chiefly coal) until closed completely on 10 June 1963.
^Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 467. OCLC 931112387.
^Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
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