Bridgwater North railway station
Bridgwater North | |
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The station in 1963 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Bridgwater, Somerset England |
| Coordinates | 51°07′57″N 2°59′45″W / 51.1326°N 2.9959°W |
| Grid reference | ST304374 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Bridgwater Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Bridgwater Railway |
| Post-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 21 July 1890 | Opened as Bridgwater |
| 26 September 1949 | Renamed Bridgwater North |
| 1 December 1952 | Closed for passengers |
| 7 July 1962 | closed for goods |
| Bridgwater Railway Act 1882 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for incorporating the Bridgewater Railway Company and authorising them to make and maintain the Bridgewater Railway and for authorising arrangements between them and the London and South-western Railway Company and for other purposes. |
| Citation | 45 & 46 Vict. c. ccliii |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 18 August 1882 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Bridgwater Railway Act 1886 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for conferring further powers on the Bridgewater Railway Company in relation to their Undertaking and for other purposes. |
| Citation | 50 Vict. c. liv |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 25 September 1886 |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Bridgwater Railway Act 1888 | |
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| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | An Act for conferring further powers on the Bridgewater Railway Company. |
| Citation | 51 & 52 Vict. c. cxcv |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 August 1888 |
Bridgwater North railway station was the terminus of the Bridgwater Railway, which ran from a junction with the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway at Edington, between 1890 and 1954. Although often regarded as part of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, and effectively worked as part of that system, the Bridgwater Railway remained nominally independent until the railway Grouping of 1923 when it was vested in the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway group.