Flax Bourton railway station

Flax Bourton
The main building of the second station in 2011
General information
LocationFlax Bourton, North Somerset
England
Coordinates51°25′29″N 2°42′04″W / 51.4247°N 2.7011°W / 51.4247; -2.7011
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1860Opened as Bourton[1]
2 March 1893Second station opened, first closed[1]
2 December 1963Closed to passengers[1]
1 July 1964Closed to goods[1]

Flax Bourton railway station was a railway station on the Bristol to Exeter line, 5 miles 49 chains (9.03 km) from Bristol Temple Meads, serving the village of Flax Bourton in North Somerset. It opened in 1860, and was closed by the Beeching Axe in 1964.

  1. ^ a b c d Oakley, Mike (2002). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe. ISBN 1-90453-754-5.