Evercreech New railway station

Evercreech New, originally called "Evercreech Village", was a railway station at Evercreech on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Evercreech New
Evercreech New in 1967
LocationEvercreech, Mendip
England
Grid referenceST645386
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingSomerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-groupingSR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
20 July 1874Opened (Evercreech Village)
September 1874Renamed (Evercreech New)
7 March 1966Closed

The station opened in 1874 with the completion of the extension of the S&D from the nearby Evercreech Junction to Bath. It closed in March 1966 when the line was shut as part of the Beeching axe.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Evercreech Junction
Line and station closed
  Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway
LSWR and Midland Railways
  Shepton Mallet
(Charlton Road)

Line and station closed

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