Rodwell railway station
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Rodwell was a small railway station on the Portland Branch Railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. Opened on 1 June 1870, it initially had one platform. However, as part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR with Railmotor services to counter road competition, a passing place was put in and Rodwell gained another platform and a signal box.
The station closed with the branch in 1952.
[edit] The Site Today
The former trackbed of the line is a popular walk and the platforms are still there just south of the tunnel[1] under a road and the former Portwey Hospital site.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westham Halt Line and station closed |
GWR & LSWR Portland Branch Railway |
Sandsfoot Castle Halt Line and station closed |
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[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
- J.H. Lucking ,. Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society 1968. ISBN(no ISBN)
[edit] Further Reference
The Rodwell Trail [2]
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