Langport East railway station

Langport East

Site of the station on the Reading to Taunton Line.
Location
Place Langport, Somerset
Area South Somerset
Coordinates 51°01′22″N 2°29′33″W / 51.02285°N 2.492469°W / 51.02285; -2.492469Coordinates: 51°01′22″N 2°29′33″W / 51.02285°N 2.492469°W / 51.02285; -2.492469
Operations
Platforms 2
History
2 July 1906 Opened
10 Sept 1962 Closed for passengers
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Langport East was a railway station situated in Langport in Somerset. The station also served Huish Episcopi.

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway. While it closed in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[1]

Services

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Somerton   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)
  Athelney

References

  1. Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
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