Place Chilcompton Grid reference ST645514 Platforms in use 2 | Area Mendip 20 July 1874 Opened | |
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Pre-grouping Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway Post-grouping SR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways Similar Midsomer Norton railway st, Cole (for Bruton) railway st, Masbury railway station, Cran West railway st, Merryfield Lane railway st | ||
Chilcompton railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Chilcompton in the county of Somerset in England. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, the building on the down platform having a canopy. There was a goods yard and sidings, controlled from a 13 lever signal box, which replaced the original ground frame. The station closed to goods in 1964: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
The site today
As of 2014, The station is currently overgrown and partly fenced off in a transport yard. The line between here and Midsomer Norton South (2 miles, 2 chains) is currently being rebuilt by the Somerset and Dorset Heritage Railway as part of several projects to reopen most of the line.