Midsomer Norton railway station
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Midsomer Norton railway station in 2012
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| Location | |
| Place | Midsomer Norton |
| Area | Bath and North East Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°16′51″N 2°28′58″W / 51.2809°N 2.4828°WCoordinates: 51°16′51″N 2°28′58″W / 51.2809°N 2.4828°W |
| Grid reference | ST664537 |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Owned by |
SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 20 July 1874 | Opened (Midsomer Norton) |
| 16 October 1898 | Renamed (Midsomer Norton and Welton) |
| 26 September 1949 | Renamed (Midsomer Norton South) |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
| 1995 | Leased to Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust and reopened. |
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Midsomer Norton railway station (originally Midsomer Norton, later Midsomer Norton Upper and finally Midsomer Norton South) was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between Bath Green Park and Shepton Mallet. It served the town of Midsomer Norton in the English county of Somerset, which was also served by a second station known as Midsomer Norton and Welton railway station on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway.
The station opened in 1874. In the 1948 nationalisation the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway became part of the Southern Region of British Railways. Along with the rest of the line it closed in 1966. The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust took the lease on the station in 1995 to restore it. They have restored many of the buildings and laid a short section of track. Future plans for further extension of the track have been proposed.
The station was part of the Somerset and Dorset railways extension from Evercreech Junction railway station to Bath. It opened on 20 July 1874. The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway was nationalised in 1948 and became part of the Southern Region of British Railways.
The S&DJR station was on a fairly steep slope which took the railway up from the valley floor at into the Mendip Hills, heading south to the summit of the line at Masbury. It had extensive gardens which were cultivated by the station staff and won many prizes.
The station was mentioned in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.
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