Bruton railway station
Bruton  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Bruton, South Somerset England |
| Coordinates | 51°06′42″N 2°26′50″W / 51.11170°N 2.44732°W |
| Grid reference | ST687347 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | BRU |
| Classification | DfT category F1 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1856 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  42,798 |
| 2019/20 | 48,818 |
| 2020/21 |  12,308 |
| 2021/22 | 40,688 |
| 2022/23 | 46,238 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Bruton railway station serves a largely rural area in the county of
History
The station was opened by the
The goods yard, which was on the north side of the line opposite the signal box, was closed on 5 April 1965 and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt from 6 October 1969 under the Western Region of British Railways.
Stationmasters
- John George Indermaur 1856[3] - 1862 (formerly station master at Keynsham)
- William Matthew Mitcham 1863 - 1865 (formerly station master at Maiden Newton, afterwards station master at Frome)
- William Edward Bock 1865[4] - 1866 (afterwards station master at Maiden Newton)
- Alfred James 1869[5] - ca. 1871
- Walter Titball 1874 - 1882[6] (formerly station master at Yeovil)
- Arthur Percy Dagg 1882[7] - ca. 1895 (formerly station master at Maiden Newton)
- Thomas William Wood from 1898[8] (formerly station master at Malmesbury)
- Herbert Edwin Matthews from 1908[9]
- G.E. Nailor 1925 - 1927 (afterwards station master at Castle Cary)
- Godfrey Beaconsfield Taylor ca. 1929 ca. 1931
- G. Bennett from 1947[10] (formerly station master at Hullavington)
W. Wilcox for six years in charge of the goods department at Warminster is reported as being appointed stationmaster in 1888[11] however, Arthur Dagg is still recorded as station master in the GWR Register of Clerks in 1890 and in the 1891 census.
Facilities
The station has two platforms with a modern glass-and-metal waiting shelter on each. A footbridge enables passengers to cross the line. There is no wheelchair access to the far platform (for trains arriving from Bristol and going to Weymouth). The station has a bike rack and help points.
Location
Services
Great Western Railway operates eight trains each way on the Bristol to Weymouth line during the week and five on Sundays. It is not a regular service; there are some gaps of up to three hours between trains. To the north services run to and from Bath Spa and Bristol Temple Meads via Westbury. Most are extended beyond Bristol to and from Gloucester. To the south trains run to Yeovil Pen Mill and Weymouth.[13]
Additionally, there are services provided by
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Cary | Great Western Railway Heart of Wessex Line |
Frome | ||
| Castle Cary | South Western Railway
Heart of Wessex Line |
Frome | ||
References
- ^ "New South West Trains timetable 13 December 2015 - 14 May 2016" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
- ^ "1835-1860 Clerks". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 33. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "1835-1910 Clerks Vol 5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 60. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "1835-1910 Clerks Vol 3". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 228. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "1838-1876 Clerks Vol 3". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 401. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "1835-1910 Clerks Vol 5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 382. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.5". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 126. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "1835-1910 Clerks Vol.6". Great Western Railway Operating, Miscellaneous Depts: 623. 1899. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "G.W.R. Changes". Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer. England. 26 September 1947. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bruton". Shepton Mallet Journal. England. 4 May 1888. Retrieved 15 June 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site Archived 10 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 7 August 2006)
- ^ National Rail Timetable (May 2016), Table 123
- ^ "South Western Railway West of England Main Line Timetable December 2023-June 2024" (PDF). Retrieved 15 April 2024.
External links
- Bruton - Least Used Station in Somerset, 2018 YouTube film about the station and its status as the station with lowest passenger numbers in Somerset
Media related to Bruton railway station at Wikimedia Commons