Wookey railway station
Wookey | |
|---|---|
 The railway station before closure | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wells, Mendip England |
| Coordinates | 51°12′51″N 2°40′22″W / 51.2142°N 2.6728°W |
| Grid reference | ST531463 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 August 1871 | Station opened |
| 9 September 1963 | Station closed |
Notification 1997 | | |
| Natural England website | ||
Wookey railway station was a station on the
History
The station opened on 1 August 1871
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1935 to 1939.[2]
The Yatton to Witham line closed to passengers in 1963; Wookey station closed on 9 September 1963,[1] though goods traffic continued to the paper mills at Wookey until 1965. Wookey station had a small wooden building, unlike some of the other stations on the line which had impressive stone buildings. The site was cleared after closure.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodge Hill Line and station closed |
Cheddar Valley Railway
Great Western Railway |
Wells (Tucker Street) Line and station closed |
Site of Special Scientific Interest
It is listed in the
See also
- Bruton Railway Cutting
References
- ^ a b Butt 1995, p. 255
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 31
- ^ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 August 2006)
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Oakley, Mike (2002). Somerset Railway Stations. Wimborne: Dovecote Press. p. 138.