| The Stations...
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| » | Bishops Lydeard |
| First opened in 1862 when the line from Norton Fitzwarren to Watchet was opened, it was, until closure, a typical village station part way along a branch line. Nowadays the station is the busy southern terminus and has undergone necessary, but sympathetic, improvements to help with the huge increase in passengers.
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| » | Crowcombe Heathfield |
| This one of the very best preserved stations in the country. Winners of the West Somerset Railway Best Kept Station Awards for a record number of times, and winner of the Ian Allan Award Best Restored Station Award 1997. The station stands at the highest point on the line, just under 400 feet above the sea.
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| » | Stogumber |
| The Station is unusual in that the main building is on one side of the track and the platform is on the other. Where once stood a large goods shed and cattle pens, are now the most wonderful gardens, lawns and shrubs - a great place for a picnic or meditation...
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| » | Williton |
| A fine surviving example of a Bristol & Exeter Railway station. The main building still retains the original Italianate chimney and, inside, it is like walking into a time warp. Guarding the level crossing is the original B&ER signal box believed to be the only survivor.
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| » | Doniford |
| This station is more recent having being opened in 1988. It was built to serve the nearby holiday complex. It is built on a curve, with one end under the skew arch bridge carrying the coast road the Watchet.
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| » | Watchet |
| Watchet Station was the original terminus of the West Somerset Railway, at the end of the fourteen mile line from Norton Fitzwarren opened in 1862. This explains the rather odd position of the main station building set at right angles to the line.
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| » | Washford |
| Washford Station is situated at the second highest summit of the line between Watchet and Blue Anchor, at a point where road and rail take advantage of a gap in the hills that stretch from the coastal cliffs to the Brendon Hills inland.
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| » | Blue Anchor |
| When the Station opened in 1874 it had only one platform, now the up side. The main station building, the only structure here when the line opened, is completely different in design from those at Washford and Dunster.
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| » | Dunster |
| Dunster Station is about one mile from the picture postcard village of Dunster, with its Castle perched high above the main street.
The Station was first opened in 1874 when the Railway was extended to the town from Watchet.
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| » | Minehead |
| The Station was first opened in 1874 when the Railway was extended to the town from Watchet. The current platforms are probably the longest on any preserved railway and can accommodate a sixteen coach train.
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| And a new Halt...
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| » | Norton Platform |
| This platform - as yet un-named - was opened in July 2009 to serve the Steam Fayre at the Norton Fitzwarren Triangle site. The platform is not used for normal train services. Kindly note there is no public access to the platform which is situated in the middle of a busy work site so please do not attempt to visit.
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