Chilcompton railway station

Chilcompton
Location
Place	Chilcompton
Area	Mendip
Grid reference	ST645514
Operations
Pre-grouping	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping	SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways
Platforms	2
History
20 July 1874	Opened
7 March 1966	Closed
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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The station closed to goods in 1964: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.

Down S&D express approaching Chilcompton in 1959

The site today

The station is now partly overgrown and partly fenced off in a transport yard.[1] The line between here and Midsomer Norton South (2 miles, 2 chains) is being rebuilt as part of several projects to reopen the line.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Binegar Line and station closed		Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways		Midsomer Norton South Line and station closed

Further reading

• R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd.  ISBN 1-85260-508-1

External references

• Chilcompton on SDJR website
• Chilcompton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Coordinates: 51°15′38″N 2°30′37″W / 51.26065°N 2.51014°W / 51.26065; -2.51014