Burnham-on-Sea railway station

Burnham-on-Sea
The old signal box, now restored at Washford
General information
LocationBurnham-on-Sea, Sedgemoor
England
Coordinates51°14′03″N 2°59′50″W / 51.234049°N 2.997219°W / 51.234049; -2.997219
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset Central Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMS
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 May 1858Opened (Burnham)
12 July 1920Renamed (Burnham-on-Sea)
29 October 1951Closed to passenger traffic
8 September 1962Closed to excursion traffic
20 May 1963Closed to goods traffic

Burnham-on-Sea railway station was located within the town of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, and was the terminus of the Burnham branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened as Burnham by the Somerset Central Railway on 3 May 1858, it was renamed in 1920.