Stalbridge railway station was a station in Stalbridge in the county of Dorset, England. It was located on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Sited on a single line stretch, the station had a passing loop with a station building on the down side. The goods yard and adjacent level crossing were controlled from a signal box.
Stalbridge | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Stalbridge, North Dorset England |
| Grid reference | ST738182 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Southern Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 31 August 1863 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
History
editThe station was opened on 31 August 1863 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway. The station was part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1948. The station was closed when the S&DJR closed on 7 March 1966.
The site today
editToday the site is a trading estate and only some rails embedded in the road show the station was there.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturminster Newton Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Henstridge Line and station closed |
Further reading
edit- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- J.H. Lucking. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)