Sturminster Newton railway station
- Sturminster Newton railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Sturminster Newton
gridref = ST789141
caption = Entrance to site of former station
manager = Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
owner = SR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
locale = Sturminster Newton
borough = North Dorset
platforms = 2
years = 31 August 1863
events = Opened
years1 = 7 March 1966
events1 = Closed
Sturminster Newton railway station was a station in the English county of Dorset. It was located between Stalbridge and Shillingstone stations on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, A passing place on stretch of single line, the station had two platforms with shelters, and a small goods yard. This and the passing loop were controlled from a signal box.
History
The station was opened on 31 August 1863 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway. The station was transferred to the Southern Railway at the Grouping of 1923. Becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1948, the station was closed when the S&DJR closed on 7 March 1966.
The site today
Today the site is a trading estate and small park with a set of commemorative gates at the entrance. [http://www.nevard.com/sdjr/images/20_Sturminster_Cutting.jpg]
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Further reading
*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
* ISBN(no ISBN)
External links
* [http://www.sdjr.net/locations/sturminster_newton.html Sturminster Newton station on SDJR website]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#378,114,1 Sturminster Newton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map]
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