Blue Anchor railway station
Blue Anchor | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Blue Anchor, Somerset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°10′53″N 3°24′09″W / 51.18152°N 3.40239°W | ||||
| Grid reference | ST021434 | ||||
| System | Station on heritage railway | ||||
| Operated by | West Somerset Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Bristol and Exeter Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 16 July 1874 | Opened | ||||
| 4 January 1971 | Closed | ||||
| 28 March 1976 | Opened in preservation | ||||
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Blue Anchor railway station is situated in the seaside village of Blue Anchor, Somerset, England, close to the larger village of Carhampton. It is on the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway, and it houses one of the two museums of the West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust.