Sandsfoot Castle railway station

Sandsfoot Castle Halt was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway between Weymouth and Portland in Dorset.

Station

Opened on 1 August 1932, it was part of a scheme that saw several halts to counter road competition. Services were provided by railmotors, carriages equipped with driving ends and their own small steam engine. The station closed with the branch in 1952.[1]

Site today

The remains of the timber platform are located on the Rodwell Trail, a popular local walk.[2]

References

  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
  • J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society.

Notes

  1. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 378. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ↑ "The Rodwell Trail".
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rodwell
Line and station closed		   GWR and LSWR
Portland Branch Railway 		  Wyke Regis Halt
Line and station closed

50°35′48″N 2°27′41″W / 50.5967°N 2.4615°W / 50.5967; -2.4615


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