Burnham-on-Sea railway station
Burnham-on-Sea | |||||
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The old signal box, now restored at Washford | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°14′03″N 2°59′50″W / 51.234049°N 2.997219°W | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Somerset Central Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | SR and LMS Southern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 3 May 1858 | Opened (Burnham) | ||||
| 12 July 1920 | Renamed (Burnham-on-Sea) | ||||
| 29 October 1951 | Closed to passenger traffic | ||||
| 8 September 1962 | Closed to excursion traffic | ||||
| 20 May 1963 | Closed to goods traffic | ||||
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Burnham-on-Sea railway station was located within the town of Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, and was the terminus of the Burnham branch of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Opened as Burnham by the Somerset Central Railway (SCR) on 3 May 1858, it was renamed in 1920.