Evercreech New railway station

Evercreech New, originally called "Evercreech Village", was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Evercreech New
Evercreech New in 1967
General information
LocationEvercreech, Mendip
England
Grid referenceST645386
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1874Opened (Evercreech Village)
September 1874Renamed (Evercreech New)
7 March 1966Closed

The station opened in 1874 with the completion of the extension of the S&D from the nearby Evercreech Junction to Bath. It closed in March 1966[1][2] when the line was shut as part of the Beeching axe.


Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Evercreech Junction
Line and station closed
 Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
 Shepton Mallet
(Charlton Road)

Line and station closed

References

51°08′46″N 2°30′33″W / 51.1460°N 2.5091°W / 51.1460; -2.5091