Watchet (WSMR) railway station
Watchet (WSMR) | |
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Watchet (WSMR) railway station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Watchet, Somerset England |
| Coordinates | 51°10′57″N 3°19′55″W / 51.1826°N 3.3319°W |
| Grid reference | ST070434 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | West Somerset Mineral Railway |
| Key dates | |
| April 1857 | Opened for goods |
| 4 September 1865 | Opened for passengers |
| 7 November 1898 | Closed |
| 1907 | Reopened for goods |
| 1910 | Closed |
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Watchet was the northern passenger terminus of the West Somerset Mineral Railway (WSMR), which was built primarily to carry iron ore from mines to Watchet harbour in Somerset, England. The line was unconnected to any other, though it passed under what is now the West Somerset Railway south of the village of Watchet.
As well as the usual goods and passenger facilities the station housed the company offices. A single track engine shed stood at Whitehall, a short distance to the south.
All station buildings on the line except Gupworthy and Watchet were built to a common design. Watchet station was larger and laid out differently, with no obvious "family resemblance" to the others.