Blagdon | |
|---|---|
 The site of the station in 1963 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Blagdon, North Somerset England |
| Coordinates | 51°20′00″N 2°42′48″W / 51.3333°N 2.7133°W |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Wrington Vale Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 4 December 1901 | Station opened |
| 14 September 1931 | Station closed to passengers |
| 1 November 1950 | Station closed to goods |
Blagdon railway station is a closed terminus railway station situated in the village of Blagdon in North Somerset, England.
The station opened on the 4 December 1901 when the Wrington Vale Light Railway opened the line from Congresbury.[1]
The station closed to passengers on 14 September 1931.[1]
Despite the station being closed for passengers it was host to a GWR camp coach from 1935 to 1939.[2] Camp coach occupants were transported to the station on the daily goods train from Yatton.[3]
The station closed to goods on 1 November 1950.[4] The site is now a private house.[5]
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 87.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 31.
- ^ Fenton 1999, pp. 46–47.
- ^ Hurst 1992, p. 5 (ref 0161).
- ^ "Blagdon Station, converted to private... © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 23 June 2022.