Heritage railway stations · South Wales
Sandford and Banwell railway station
Sandford and Banwell railway station — a Grade II*-listed railway station in wales-south, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
About
Sandford and Banwell railway station is a Grade II*-listed building in wales-south, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Sandford and Banwell railway station was a station on the Bristol and Exeter Railway's Cheddar Valley line in Sandford, Somerset, England. The station is a Grade II listed building. The station can be viewed from the Strawberry Line Trail, which runs adjacent to the site.
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Background
History
The station was opened as Sandford with the broad gauge line to Cheddar in August 1869 as a single-platform station. The railway was extended to Wells in 1870, converted to standard gauge in the mid-1870s and then linked up to the East Somerset Railway to provide through services from Yatton to Witham in 1878. All the railways involved were absorbed into the Great Western Railway in the 1870s. The Yatton to Witham line closed to passengers in September 1963 and Yatton-Cheddar closed to goods in October 1964. Sandford and Banwell station was used initially by Somerset County Council highways department for storage and was later taken over by a local company, Sandford Stone, which kept it…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3320, -2.8393
- District
- North Somerset
- Parish
- Winscombe and Sandford
- Postcode
- BS25 5AD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wells and Mendip Hills
- Official site
- sandfordstation.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7416220 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Sandford and Banwell railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sandford and Banwell railway station?
- Sandford and Banwell railway station is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode BS25 5AD), in the parish of Winscombe and Sandford.
- Is Sandford and Banwell railway station a listed building?
- Sandford and Banwell railway station is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Sandford and Banwell railway station free to visit?
- Yes, Sandford and Banwell railway station is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sandford and Banwell railway station?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode BS25 5AD. It sits within the Wells and Mendip Hills parliamentary constituency.