- Doniford Halt railway station
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Doniford Halt 
Location Place Watchet Area West Somerset Coordinates 51°10′34″N 3°18′40″W / 51.1760°N 3.3111°WCoordinates: 51°10′34″N 3°18′40″W / 51.1760°N 3.3111°W Operations Original company West Somerset Railway Operated by West Somerset Railway Platforms 1 History 1987 Opened Stations on heritage railways in the United Kingdom A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Doniford Halt railway station, sometimes known as Doniford Beach Halt, is a request stop situated on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway in Somerset, England. It is situated by Helwell Bay on the outskirts of Watchet.
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History
The railway line was originally opened in 1862 and closed in 1971, but it was reopened by the West Somerset Railway on 28 August 1976. Doniford Beach Halt was opened on 27 June 1987 to serve the holiday camp built on the site of the nearby former Doniford army base.[1]
Description
The curved platform is situated on the north side of the line where it passes beneath the Watchet to West Quantoxhead coast road. The platform is built from concrete panels recovered from Montacute on the former branch line from Durston to Yeovil Pen Mill and the shelter is a former Great Western Railway pagoda made from corrugated iron which was recovered from Cove Halt on the Exe Valley Railway.
Services
A train to Bishops Lydeard
Trains run between Minehead and Bishops Lydeard at weekends and on some other days from March to October, daily during the late spring and summer, and on certain days during the winter. Trains only call by request so passenegers waiting to join are asked to make a clear signal to the driver as the train approaches, and people wanting to alight need to inform the train’s guard in good time.[2]
Preceding station 
Heritage railwaysFollowing station Watchet West Somerset Railway Williton References
External links
Railway stations in Somerset Bristol to London Paddington: Taunton to London Paddington: Exeter to London Waterloo: Taunton to Bristol: Weymouth to Westbury:
Heart of Wessex lineHeritage RailwaysEast Somerset Railway: West Somerset Railway: Minehead • Dunster • Blue Anchor • Washford • Watchet • Doniford Halt • Williton • Stogumber • Crowcombe Heathfield • Bishops Lydeard • Norton FitzwarrenCategories:- West Somerset Railway
- Heritage railway stations in Somerset
- Railway stations opened in 1987
- Railway stations built for UK heritage railways
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