Cheddar railway station

Cheddar
General information
LocationCheddar, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°16′33″N 2°47′03″W / 51.2757°N 2.7841°W / 51.2757; -2.7841
Grid referenceST454532
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBristol and Exeter Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1869opened
1963closed for passengers
1965closed for freight
1969closed entirely

Cheddar railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Cheddar, Somerset, England. The station had substantial goods traffic based on the locally-grown strawberries, which led to the line's alternative name as The Strawberry Line.

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