Bason Bridge railway station

Bason Bridge railway station was a station on the Highbridge branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, serving the village of East Huntspill.

Bason Bridge
Bason Bridge railway station in 1963
Locationnear East Huntspill, Sedgemoor
England
Grid referenceST345458
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset Central Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMS
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
July 1856Opened
10 June 1963Closed to goods traffic
7 March 1966Closed to passengers
2 October 1972Closed to milk traffic

Opened by the Somerset Central Railway in 1856, the station consisted of a wooden platform and buildings. A level crossing, goods yard and dedicated siding for milk train to the Wiltshire United Co-operative Society's creamery, were operated from two lever frames, one at each end of the station.

The station closed with the SDJR on 7 March 1966, although access to the dairy was maintained via a spur from Highbridge. In the months before closure, goods trains loaded with fly ash tipped at the construction site of the M5 motorway to enable it to progress across the Somerset Levels. Progress on construction of the motorway finally closed the spur line on 3 October 1972. The station site was later cleared, but the station house survived as a private house.[1]

The roof of the station house caught fire 10 April 2020 and the property was subsequently demolished.[2]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Edington
Line and station closed		   Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways		   Highbridge and Burnham
Station open

References
  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
  1. "Historical East Huntspill in Somerset". East Huntspill Parish Council. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  2. https://www.burnham-on-sea.com/news/photos-burnham-on-sea-fire-crews-tackle-property-blaze-in-bason-bridge/. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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