Cossington railway station
For the former station in Cossington, Leicestershire, see Cossington Gate railway station.
Cossington | |
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Station building (1987) | |
Location | |
Place | Cossington |
Area | Sedgemoor |
Coordinates | 51°09′46″N 2°55′12″W / 51.1627°N 2.9201°WCoordinates: 51°09′46″N 2°55′12″W / 51.1627°N 2.9201°W |
Grid reference | ST357408 |
Operations | |
Original company | Bridgwater Railway |
Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
21 July 1890 | Opened |
1 December 1952 | Closed[1] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
UK Railways portal |
Cossington railway station was a station at Cossington on the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened on 21 July 1890 by the Bridgwater Railway, it consisted of a single platform with a stone building and a siding. This was controlled from a ground frame, the hut from which is now on the East Somerset Railway.
The station closed when the service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Edington Jn. Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway Bridgwater Railway |
Bawdrip Halt Line and station closed |
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