Evercreech New railway station

Evercreech New, originally called "Evercreech Village", was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Evercreech New
Evercreech New in 1967
General information
LocationEvercreech, Mendip
England
Grid referenceST645386
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1874Opened (Evercreech Village)
September 1874Renamed (Evercreech New)
7 March 1966Closed

The station opened in 1874 with the completion of the extension of the S&D from the nearby Evercreech Junction to Bath. It closed in March 1966[1][2] when the line was shut as part of the Beeching axe.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Evercreech Junction
Line and station closed		   Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways		   Shepton Mallet
(Charlton Road)
Line and station closed

References
  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 176. OCLC 931112387.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 93. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

51.1460°N 2.5091°W / 51.1460; -2.5091

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