Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt was a small railway station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway serving small villages between Wellow and Radstock, about seven miles south of Bath.
Shoscombe & Single Hill Halt | |
|---|---|
 Remains of the Halt in 1967 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shoscombe, Bath and North East Somerset England |
| Grid reference | ST720561 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 23 September 1929 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
The station was the last to open on the Somerset and Dorset main line, with services beginning on 23 September 1929. It closed with the rest of the line on 7 March 1966[1] under the Beeching Axe.[2]
The station, sited in the hamlet of Single Hill, consisted of two bare concrete platforms, with ornate oil lamps but without buildings. A small building containing a booking office and a waiting room was provided on the footpath leading to the station.[2]
References
- Somerset Railway Stations, by Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, 2002.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radstock North Line and station closed | Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway SR and LMSRs | Wellow Line and station closed |
51°18′N 2°24′W / 51.300°N 2.400°W