Bridgwater North railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Bridgwater North
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caption =
line = Bridgwater Railway
manager = Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
locale = Bridgwater
borough = Sedgemoor
start = 21 July 1890
end = 1 December 1952
platforms = 2

Bridgwater North railway station was the terminus of the Bridgwater branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened as part of the Bridgwater Railway on 21 July 1890, it was named Bridgwater, and renamed Bridgwater North in 1949 when it came under British Railways ownership, to avoid confusion with the larger Great Western Railway (GWR) station in the town. The station consisted of an island platform with a canopy, goods yard and a connection to riverside wharves. The passenger station closed when the branch service was withdrawn on 1 December 1952, although access to the wharves was maintained, via the GWR, for goods until 1967.

Bridgwater railway station remains open on the Bristol to Taunton Line.

The Site Today

The site is now occupied by a supermarket (Sainsburys) and an adjacent large retail park. [http://www.nevard.com/sdjr/bridgwater.htm]

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Further reading

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* Harrison, J. D. (1990). "The Bridgwater Railway". Wallingford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-403-2.
* http://www.sdjr.net/locations/bridgwater.html