Long Sutton and Pitney railway station

Long Sutton and Pitney railway station was a minor railway station situated in the hamlet of Upton, Somerset, about one mile equidistant from the two larger villages the station was named after.

Long Sutton and Pitney
Site of the station
General information
LocationUpton, South Somerset
England
Coordinates51°02′23″N 2°46′33″W / 51.0398°N 2.7758°W / 51.0398; -2.7758
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1 October 1907Opened
10 Sept 1962Closed for passengers

The station was on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway of the Great Western Railway, and was situated around a mile west from Somerton Tunnel. While it closed in 1962, the line itself is still in use as part of the Reading to Taunton line.[1]

The site is one option being considered in 2021 for a new station to serve the nearby towns of Langport and Somerton.[2]

Services

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Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Langport East   Langport and Castle Cary Railway
(Great Western Railway)
  Somerton

References

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  1. ^ Oakley, Mike (2006). Somerset Railway Stations. Bristol: Redcliffe Press. ISBN 1-904537-54-5.
  2. ^ "Somerset: Plans for new railway station on Levels". BBC News. 27 May 2021.