Keinton Mandeville railway station

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Keinton Mandeville
General information
LocationKeinton Mandeville, South Somerset
England
Grid referenceST565304
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 July 1905Opened
10 September 1962Closed

Keinton Mandeville railway station was a small railway station situated on the Great Western Railway's Langport and Castle Cary Railway. It was located is in the village of Lydford-on-Fosse but was named the larger neighbouring village of Keinton Mandeville in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.

The station opened on 1 July 1905, at the same time as Charlton Mackrell and the two stations were operated as a temporary branch from Castle Cary before the railway opened throughout as a whole the following year.[1]

The station had two platforms and a building, as well as a small goods yard behind the east platform.[2]

No sign of the station now remains, the site is now a scrap yard. The line is still in use as part of the Reading–Taunton line.

Services[edit]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Charlton Mackrell   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)
  Alford Halt

References[edit]

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations - Details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present. Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 129. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  2. ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Redcliffe Press.