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Шаблон:Short descriptionШаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use British English Шаблон:Infobox station Bruton railway station serves a largely rural area in the county of Somerset in England. The station is situated in the market town of Bruton. The station is on the Bristol to Weymouth line some Шаблон:Convert south of Bath Spa. Trains on the Reading to Taunton line pass through the station but do not normally stop. Services are operated by Great Western Railway (who also manage the station) and South Western Railway.

History

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Bruton station in 1963

The station was opened by the Great Western Railway on 1 September 1856 on its Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth main line. At that time this was just a single track but a loop was provided at Bruton to allow trains to pass. Stone buildings were erected on both platforms, and a footbridge linked the platforms from 1895. A signal box was provided from 1877 at the west end of the station.

The goods yard, which was on the north side of the line opposite the signal box, was closed on 5 April 1965 and the station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt from 6 October 1969 under the Western Region of British Railways.

Stationmasters

• John George Indermaur 1856 - 1862 (formerly station master at Keynsham)
• William Matthew Mitcham 1863 - 1865 (formerly station master at Maiden Newton, afterwards station master at Frome)
• William Edward Bock 1865 - 1866 (afterwards station master at Maiden Newton)
• Alfred James 1869 - ca. 1871
• Walter Titball 1874 - 1882 (formerly station master at Yeovil)
• Arthur Percy Dagg 1882 - ca. 1895 (formerly station master at Maiden Newton)
• Thomas William Wood from 1898 (formerly station master at Malmesbury)
• Herbert Edwin Matthews from 1908
• G.E. Nailor 1925 - 1927 (afterwards station master at Castle Cary)
• Godfrey Beaconsfield Taylor ca. 1929 ca. 1931
• G. Bennett from 1947 (formerly station master at Hullavington)

Шаблон:Div col end W. Wilcox for six years in charge of the goods department at Warminster is reported as being appointed stationmaster in 1888 however, Arthur Dagg is still recorded as station master in the GWR Register of Clerks in 1890 and in the 1891 census.

Facilities

The station has two platforms with a modern glass-and-metal waiting shelter on each. A footbridge enables passengers to cross the line. There is no wheelchair access to the far platform (for trains arriving from Bristol and going to Weymouth). The station has a bike rack and help points.

Location

The cutting in which the railway is built is a Site of Special Scientific Interest as one of the best places in England to demonstrate the stratigraphic distinction of ammonites in the subcontractus zone and the morrisi zone.

Services

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A train to Шаблон:Stnlnk

Great Western Railway operates eight trains each way on the Bristol to Weymouth line during the week and five on Sundays. It is not a regular service; there are some gaps of up to three hours between trains. To the north services run to and from Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk via Шаблон:Rws. Most are extended beyond Bristol to and from Шаблон:Stnlnk. To the south trains run to Шаблон:Stnlnk and Шаблон:Stnlnk.

A faster and more frequent service to London is available at Шаблон:Stnlnk station from where Great Western Railway operates trains into Шаблон:Stnlnk.

External links

• Bruton - Least Used Station in Somerset, 2018 YouTube film about the station and its status as the station with lowest passenger numbers in Somerset