Templecombe railway station
Templecombe 
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The old signal box and waiitng room
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| Location | |
| Place | Templecombe |
| Local authority | South Somerset |
| Coordinates | 51°00′07″N 2°24′59″W / 51.002°N 2.4164°WCoordinates: 51°00′07″N 2°24′59″W / 51.002°N 2.4164°W |
| Grid reference | ST707225 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TMC |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 112,358 |
| 2012/13 |
 106,750 |
| 2013/14 |
109,412 |
| 2014/15 |
113,732 |
| 2015/16 |
115,378 |
| History | |
| Original company | Salisbury and Yeovil Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1860 | Upper station opened |
| 1862 | Lower station opened |
| 1966 | Closed |
| 1983 | Upper station reopened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Templecombe from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Templecombe railway station serves the town of Templecombe in Somerset, England. It is situated on the London Waterloo to Exeter line 112 miles (180 km) from London. The main station opened in 1860 but a smaller station on the lower line opened in 1862. It was closed in 1966 but was reopened in 1983 following local community pressure. It is currently operated by South West Trains.
The Salisbury and Yeovil Railway (S&YR) opened the second part of its line on 7 May 1860, extending eastwards from Gillingham through Templecombe to Sherborne. The S&YR never operated any trains, instead they were provided by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR). On 3 February 1862, the Dorset Central Railway opened its own Templecombe Lower station as the terminus of a line which connected with the Somerset Central Railway's line from Burnham-on-Sea; on 31 August 1863 this was extended beneath the S&YR line to join up with the remainder of that Dorset company’s line to Bournemouth. By now the two 'Central' companies had joined together as the Somerset and Dorset Railway. From November 1875 this became the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), which was partly owned by the LSWR, and in January 1878 the LSWR also bought the S&YR.
The two railway lines were initially linked by a north-to-east curve; trains from the S&DJR reversed and ran along a separate line next to the single-track Templecombe to Gillingham line to reach the Upper station to allow passengers to connect with main line trains. In March 1870 this connection was closed and a new north-to-west curve was opened that brought S&DJR trains directly to a third platform at the Upper station; this allowed the S&YR line to be doubled. A second locomotive was coupled to the back of the train to facilitate the reversals necessary to move the S&DJR trains in and out of the station. In January 1887 the Lower station was closed and replaced by Templecombe Lower Platform a little further south, but since 1867 many S&DJR trains had called only at the Upper station. The original Lower station was absorbed into the goods yard and locomotive depot.
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