Cheddar | |
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General information | |
Location | Cheddar, Somerset England |
Coordinates | 51°16′33″N 2°47′03″W / 51.2757°N 2.7841°W |
Grid reference | ST454532 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
1869 | opened |
1963 | closed for passengers |
1965 | closed for freight |
1969 | closed entirely |
Cheddar railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The station had substantial goods traffic based on the locally-grown strawberries, which led to the line's alternative name as The Strawberry Line.