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Bridgwater North railway station

Coordinates: 51°07′57″N 2°59′45″W / 51.1326°N 2.9959°W / 51.1326; -2.9959
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Bridgwater North
The station in 1963
General information
LocationBridgwater, Sedgemoor
England
Coordinates51°07′57″N 2°59′45″W / 51.1326°N 2.9959°W / 51.1326; -2.9959
Grid referenceST304374
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBridgwater Railway
Pre-groupingBridgwater Railway
Post-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Key dates
21 July 1890 (1890-07-21)Opened as Bridgwater
26 September 1949Renamed Bridgwater North
1 December 1952 (1952-12-01)Closed for passengers
7 July 1962closed for goods

Bridgwater North railway station was the terminus of the Bridgwater Railway, which ran from a junction with the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Edington, between 1890 and 1954. Although often regarded as part of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, and effectively worked as part of that system, the Bridgwater Railway remained nominally independent until the railway Grouping of 1923 when it was vested in the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway group.[1][2]

The Station

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Originally named Bridgwater, the station was opened on 21 July 1890. It was renamed Bridgwater North in 1949 when it came under British Railways ownership, to avoid confusion with the larger former Great Western Railway (GWR) station in the town. The station consisted of an island platform with a canopy, goods yard and a connection to riverside wharves.

Closure

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The passenger station closed when the branch service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952. The line to Edington Burtle via Cossington was closed completely in 1954 after goods traffic was diverted over a new connection to the GWR docks branch which continued until 1962. Bridgwater railway station remains open on the Bristol to Taunton Line.

The site is now occupied by a Sainsbury's supermarket and an adjacent large retail park.[3]

Railways in the Bridgwater area
Bristol–Exeter line
to Highbridge and Burnham
Dunball
Dunball
down line
Cement & Lime works
Dunball Wharf sidings
Dunball
up line
Bridgwater
Bridgwater Spinx Cement Works
S&DJR wharf sidings
3
4
Bridgwater
(S&DJR)
passenger
& goods
1
2
5
6
Bridgwater Goods
(GWR)
Bridgwater
(GWR)
Carriage works
Somerset Bridge
over River Parrett
Bristol–Exeter line
to Taunton
  1. Bridgwater Docks
  2. "Telescopic" bridge
  3. Clink Yard
  4. Bridgwater Cement, Lime, Brick & Tile Works
  5. 1954 connection
  6. Church Street

References

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  • Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  • Harrison, J. D. (1990). The Bridgwater Railway. Wallingford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-403-2
  1. ^ Somerset and Dorset Railway Then and Now by Mac Hawkins page 213
  2. ^ Ian Allan Pregrouping Atlas and Gazeteer
  3. ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on 15 August 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2007.
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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Bawdrip Halt
Line and station closed
  Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Bridgwater Railway
  Terminus