Cattistock_railway_station

Cattistock railway station

Cattistock railway station

Disused railway station in Dorset, England


Cattistock Halt railway station was a railway station in the county of Dorset in England. It was served by trains on what is now known as the Heart of Wessex Line. The station was initially timber but was rebuilt in 1959: the two platforms each with a concrete shelter were standard products of the former Southern Railway concrete factory at Exmouth Junction.

The railway bridge in 2007

History

Opened on 3 August 1931 by the Great Western Railway, it was placed in the Western Region when the railways were nationalised in 1948. The station closed when local trains were withdrawn following the Beeching Report, taking effect on 3 October 1966.

Accidents and incidents

  • On 24 October 1882, a passenger train was derailed near Cattistock when a bridge collapsed under it due to a storm. One person was severely injured, several others were also injured.[1]
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References

  1. "The Storm". The Times. No. 30647. London. 25 October 1882. col F, p. 10.

50.79071°N 2.58043°W / 50.79071; -2.58043



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