The Anonymous Widower

Somerset: Plans For New Railway Station On Levels

The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.

This is the first two paragraphs.

Plans for a new railway station have moved forward after councillors agreed to help fund a feasibility study.

The stations at Somerton and Langport on the Somerset Levels were closed in the Beeching cuts during the 1960s.

I put my thoughts on this station in Beeching Reversal – New Station For Langport And Somerton Area.

The BBC article says this about the study.

The study, to be carried out by the Langport Transport Group (LTG) will identify possible sites, which may include a parkway-style station between the towns, possibly on the site of the former Long Sutton and Pitney station.

This Google Map shows the railway between the two villages of Langport and Somerton.

Note.

1. Langport is in the South-West corner of the map.
2. Somerton is in the North-East corner of the map.
3. The Reading-Taunton Line goes through both villages, although both stations are now closed.

The map is probably best clicked to show on a larger scale.

This second Google Map shows the area between the two villages of Long Sutton and Pitney.

Note.

1. Pitney is in the North-West corner of the map.
2. Long Sutton is in the South-East corner of the map.
3. The railway runs across the middle of the map it looks as if there was a station site to the North of the village of Upton.
4. The only major road in the area; the A372, runs across the bottom of the map.

It is certainly a possibility for a Parkway station, but are the road connections good enough?

May 29, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Beeching Reversal, Great Western Railway, New Stations, Reading-Taunton Line, Somerton Station