Langport East railway station

Former railway station in England

51°02′28″N 2°49′32″W / 51.0410°N 2.8255°W / 51.0410; -2.8255Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryPre-groupingGreat Western RailwayPost-groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates2 July 1906Opened10 Sept 1962Closed for passengers

Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset. The station also served Huish Episcopi.

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway. While it closed in 1962,[1] the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[2]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Long Sutton and Pitney   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway) 		  Athelney

References

  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 257. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.


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