Yeovil Town railway station
Yeovil Town railway station was a railway station serving the town of Yeovil in Somerset, England. The station was on the Yeovil to Taunton Line and also had shuttle services to Pen Mill and Yeovil Junction stations. The station opened on 1 June 1861, replacing an earlier Yeovil Hendford railway station when the line was extended.[1] It closed to passenger traffic on 3 October 1966,[2] but freight and parcels traffic continued to use the station until 3 March 1967, when these services were also withdrawn.
Yeovil Town | |
|---|---|
 Yeovil Town in 1964 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Yeovil, Somerset England |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Pre-grouping | GWR/LSWR Joint |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 June 1861 | Station opens |
| 3 October 1966 | Closed for passenger traffic |
| 3 March 1967 | Station closes [1] |
This date stone is all that remains of Yeovil's most central railway station
The site today
After closure, the station was demolished and the site was cleared to serve as a car and coach park. A cinema and leisure complex has also been built on part of the site.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hendford Halt | Great Western Railway Yeovil to Taunton Line |
Yeovil Junction or Yeovil Pen Mill Shuttle Service |
References
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