Sturminster Newton railway station
Sturminster Newton | |
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![]() Entrance to site of former station | |
Location | Sturminster Newton, North Dorset England |
Grid reference | ST789141 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Southern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
31 August 1863 | Opened |
7 March 1966 | Closed |
Sturminster Newton railway station was a station in the town of Sturminster Newton, in the English county of Dorset. It was located on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.
History[]
The station was opened on 31 August 1863 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway. A passing place on a 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.
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 goods yard gave milk trains access to the private sidings of the local creamery. Started in 1913 by local farmers to produce cheddar cheese and , it was taken over by the Milk Marketing Board in 1937. Milk trains ceased in 1966 upon closure of the line, with the creamery remaining in operation until 2000, when it was closed by owners Dairy Crest.[1]
The station was closed when the Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway closed on 7 March 1966 and subsequently demolished leaving no trace of the station.
Subsequent usage[]
Today[when?] the site is a trading estate and small park with a set of commemorative gates at the entrance.[citation needed]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Shillingstone Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Stalbridge Line and station closed |
References[]
- ^ "The Creamery at Sturminster Newton". Sturminster Newton Cheese Festival. Archived from the original on 28 December 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
Further reading[]
- RVJ Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
- JH Lucking. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. (no ISBN)
External links[]
- Sturminster Newton station map Ordnance Survey, 1946
- Sturminster Newton Station Dorset Stations
- Disused railway stations in Dorset
- Former Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1863
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1966
- Beeching closures in England
- Sturminster Newton