Norton Fitzwarren railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Norton Fitzwarren |
| Area | Taunton Deane, Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°01′29″N 3°09′26″W / 51.0246°N 3.1571°WCoordinates: 51°01′29″N 3°09′26″W / 51.0246°N 3.1571°W |
| Grid reference | ST190258 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Operated by | West Somerset Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1873 | First station opened |
| 1961 | First station closed |
| 2009 | New station opened |
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Norton Fitzwarren railway station is an untimetabled station on the West Somerset Railway in Somerset, England. It was built in 2009 about 1⁄4 mile (0.4 km) north of the site of the old (Norton Fitzwarren) station that served the village of Norton Fitzwarren from 1873 until 1961. There were fatal railway accidents in the vicinity in 1890, 1940 and 1978.
The Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER) was opened through Norton Fitzwarren on 1 May 1843, but the nearest station was 2 miles (3 km) east at Taunton. On 31 March 1862 the original West Somerset Railway was opened to Watchet, leaving the Exeter line at Norton Junction, but still no station was provided. The first section of the Devon and Somerset Railway to Wiveliscombe opened on 8 June 1871, making a connection into the West Somerset line just west of the junction with the Exeter line.
The first two-platform station was finally opened at the junction on 1 June 1873, located immediately east of the junction (at 51°01′24″N 3°08′57″W / 51.0233°N 3.1493°W). On the northern platform side closest to the village was a small station building, a hotel and the goods yard. Both the branch lines were operated by the B&ER until 1 January 1876 when it was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.
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