Upwey railway station (Abbotsbury Railway)

Upwey was a railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the county of Dorset in England.

Upwey
General information
Location	Broadwey, Dorset England
Coordinates	50.6511°N 2.4715°W / 50.6511; -2.4715
Grid reference	SY666836
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Abbotsbury Railway
Pre-grouping	GWR
Post-grouping	Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
9 November 1885	Opened as Broadway
24 June 1896	Renamed Broadwey
12 January 1906	Renamed Broadwey (Dorset)
1 January 1913	Renamed Upwey
1 December 1952	Closed to passengers
1 January 1962	Closed completely

History

The station was opened as Broadway on 9 November 1885 by the Abbotsbury Railway when it opened the line from Abbotsbury to Upwey Junction on the Great Western Railway (GWR) (former Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway line).^[1][2]

It was renamed Broadwey in 1896, then Broadwey (Dorset) in 1906 and finally the name was changed to Upwey in 1913, to avoid confusion with Broadway in Worcestershire.^[1]

Although it had a passenger platform, it mainly functioned as a goods depot as the location of Upwey Junction on an embankment made access difficult. There was a goods shed, cattle pens and a 5 ton crane.^[3][4]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1936 to 1939.^[5] When the branch closed to passengers in 1952, the station continued on as a goods depot until 1962, served by a stub from what is now the South West Main Line.^[1][6]

Buildings

A typical William Clarke stone building served the single platform. The site of the station is now a builders yard with the station building and goods shed still in place.^[7]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Upwey Junction South West Main Line		Great Western Railway Abbotsbury branch railway		Coryates Halt Line and station closed