Keinton Mandeville railway station
Keinton Mandeville | |
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General information | |
Location | Keinton Mandeville, South Somerset England |
Grid reference | ST565304 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1905 | Opened |
10 September 1962 | Closed |
Keinton Mandeville railway station was a small railway station situated on the Great Western Railway's Langport and Castle Cary Railway. It was located is in the village of Lydford-on-Fosse but was named the larger neighbouring village of Keinton Mandeville in the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.
The station opened on 1 July 1905, at the same time as Charlton Mackrell and the two stations were operated as a temporary branch from Castle Cary before the railway opened throughout as a whole the following year.[1]
The station had two platforms and a building, as well as a small goods yard behind the east platform.[2]
No sign of the station now remains, the site is now a scrap yard. The line is still in use as part of the Reading–Taunton line.
Services
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Charlton Mackrell | Langport and Castle Cary Railway (Great Western Railway) | Alford Halt |