Stalbridge railway station

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
LocationStalbridge, North Dorset
England
Grid referenceST738182
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMSR
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
31 August 1863Opened
7 March 1966Closed

History

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The 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

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Today 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

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  • 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)
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50°57′42″N 2°22′21″W / 50.9617°N 2.3726°W / 50.9617; -2.3726