Whitchurch Halt railway station

Whitchurch Halt railway station served the village of Whitchurch, Somerset, England on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.

Whitchurch Halt
General information
Location	Whitchurch, Somerset England
Coordinates	51.4034°N 2.5563°W / 51.4034; -2.5563
Grid reference	ST614673
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 January 1925 (1925-01-01)	Opened
2 November 1959 (1959-11-02)	Closed

History

The station opened on 1 January 1925 by the Great Western Railway. It was situated adjacent to the A37 on Wells Road. Behind the station was an orchard.^[1] The station closed to both passengers and goods traffic on 2 November 1959.^[2]

References

1. "Whitchurch Halt – a 1950s wayside halt". GWR Modelling. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 426. OCLC 931112387.

External links

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Brislington Line and station closed		Great Western Railway Bristol and North Somerset Railway		Pensford Line and station closed