Langport East | |
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A Class 43 passing the site of the station | |
General information | |
Location | Langport, Somerset, South Somerset England |
Coordinates | 51°02′28″N 2°49′32″W / 51.0410°N 2.8255°W / 51.0410; -2.8255 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
2 July 1906 | Opened |
10 Sept 1962 | Closed for passengers |
Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset. The station also served Huish Episcopi.
The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway. While it closed in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.
Services
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Long Sutton and Pitney | Langport and Castle Cary Railway (Great Western Railway) |
Athelney |
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 257. OCLC 931112387.
- Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
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