Yeovil Town was a railway station that served the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England.
Yeovil Town | |
|---|---|
 Yeovil Town in 1964 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yeovil, Somerset England |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR/LSWR Joint |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1861 | Station opens |
| 3 October 1966 | Closed for passenger traffic |
| 3 March 1967 | Station closes [1] |
History
editThe station was a stop on the Yeovil to Taunton Line and also had shuttle services to Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction stations. The station opened on 1 June 1861, replacing an earlier Yeovil Hendford railway station when the line was extended.[1] It closed to passenger traffic on 3 October 1966,[2] but freight and parcels traffic continued to use the station until 3 March 1967, when these services were also withdrawn.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendford Halt | Great Western Railway Yeovil to Taunton Line |
Yeovil Junction or Yeovil Pen Mill Shuttle Service |
The site today
editAfter closure, the station was demolished and the site was cleared to serve as a car and coach park. A cinema and leisure complex has also been built on part of the site.
References
editFurther reading
edit- Robert Adley (1988). Covering My Tracks. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 0-85059-882-6
50°56′25.7″N 2°37′30.3″W / 50.940472°N 2.625083°W
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