Bridport railway station

Bridport
The station in 1963
General information
LocationEngland
Coordinates50°44′16″N 2°44′48″W / 50.73774°N 2.74677°W / 50.73774; -2.74677
Grid referenceSY473933
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBridport Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
12 November 1857Opened as Bridport
1887Renamed Bridport Bradpole Road
1902Renamed Bridport
5 May 1975Closed[1][2]

Bridport railway station formerly served the town of Bridport in the English county of Dorset. The station was on the Maiden Newton-Bridport branch line; the station (and branch line) opened in 1857 and was closed by British Rail in 1975.

  1. ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 95. OCLC 931112387.