Upwey railway station (Abbotsbury Railway)
Disused railway station in Dorset, England
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Upwey was a railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the county of Dorset in England.
Upwey | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Broadwey, Dorset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.6511°N 2.4715°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SY666836 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
Original company | Abbotsbury Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | GWR | ||||
| Post-grouping | Western Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 9 November 1885 | Opened as Broadway | ||||
| 24 June 1896 | Renamed Broadwey | ||||
| 12 January 1906 | Renamed Broadwey (Dorset) | ||||
| 1 January 1913 | Renamed Upwey | ||||
| 1 December 1952 | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 1 January 1962 | Closed completely | ||||
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History
The station was opened as Broadway on 9 November 1885 by the Abbotsbury Railway when it opened the line from Abbotsbury to Upwey Junction on the Great Western Railway (GWR) (former Wilts, Somerset and Weymouth Railway line).[1][2]
It was renamed Broadwey in 1896, then Broadwey (Dorset) in 1906 and finally the name was changed to Upwey in 1913, to avoid confusion with Broadway in Worcestershire.[1]
Although it had a passenger platform, it mainly functioned as a goods depot as the location of Upwey Junction on an embankment made access difficult. There was a goods shed, cattle pens and a 5 ton crane.[3][4]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1936 to 1939.[5] When the branch closed to passengers in 1952, the station continued on as a goods depot until 1962, served by a stub from what is now the South West Main Line.[1][6]
Buildings
A typical William Clarke stone building served the single platform. The site of the station is now a builders yard with the station building and goods shed still in place.[7]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Upwey Junction South West Main Line |
Great Western Railway Abbotsbury branch railway |
Coryates Halt Line and station closed | ||