West Moors railway station
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| West Moors | |||
| Location | |||
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| Location | West Moors | ||
| Area | East Dorset, Dorset | ||
| Grid reference | SU080030 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | ? | ||
| History | |||
| 1 August 1867 | Opened | ||
| 4 May 1964 | Closed to passengers | ||
| 20 August 1965 | Closed to freight | ||
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |||
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Closed railway stations in Britain |
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West Moors is a closed railway station in Dorset. Opened in 1867, It became the junction of the Southampton and Dorchester Railway and the Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway. Although passenger services were withdrawn in 1964 as a result of the Beeching Report, continued use of the line into the Royal Army Ordnance Corps fuel depot at West Moors resulted in the track not being lifted until 1975.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Verwood Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Salisbury and Dorset Junction Railway |
Wimborne Line and station closed |
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| Ashley Heath Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Southampton and Dorchester Railway |
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[edit] See also
[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
- J.H. Lucking (1968). Railways of Dorset. Railway Correspondence and Travel Society. ISBN(no ISBN)
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