Torre (WSMR) railway station
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Torre was a recognised stopping place, not a formal station, on the West Somerset Mineral Railway (WSMR). The railway's prime purpose was to carry iron ore from mines to Watchet harbour in Somerset, England. It was "general practice to pick up or set down passengers .. at Torre."[1]
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Torre (WSMR) | |
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General information | |
Location | Torre, Somerset England |
Coordinates | 51.1524°N 3.3657°W / 51.1524; -3.3657 |
Grid reference | ST045401 |
Platforms | 0[1][2] |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | West Somerset Mineral Railway |
Key dates | |
4 September 1865 | Opened for passengers |
7 November 1898 | Closed[3] |
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The line was unconnected to any other, though it passed under what is now the West Somerset Railway south of the village of Watchet.