Broadstone railway station (Somerset)

Broadstone (Somerset) railway station was a very small halt on the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway which operated in Somerset between 1918 and 1940.

History The station was opened in 1918. It was located on a level crossing, a mile from the village of Kingston Seymour. It had no built platforms, and possessed only a very small wooden shelter, not much larger than a telephone booth. Despite its small proportions, the suffix 'halt' was not used.Scott Morgan, J. The Colonel Stephens Railways, A Pictorial Survey. David & Charles. 1978. p.48

Broadstone closed along with the railway in 1940.

Present Day The site of the station was not visible to the casual observer for many years. The WC&P Railway Group has erected a replica of the wooden shelter at the location.

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