Shillingstone railway station
Shillingstone | |||||
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Refurbishment underway at Shillingstone in October 2007 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Shillingstone, Dorset England | ||||
| Grid reference | ST824116 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Dorset Central Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway | ||||
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| Key dates | |||||
| 31 August 1863 | Opened | ||||
| 5 April 1965 | Closed to goods and services | ||||
| 7 March 1966 | Closed to passengers | ||||
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Shillingstone railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway (S&DJR), serving the village of Shillingstone in the English county of Dorset. Shillingstone is the last surviving example of a station built by the Dorset Central Railway (one of the forerunners of the S&DJR).
The station closed in 1966, when services were withdrawn from the S&DJR route. Since 2001, enthusiasts have been working to reopen the station as a heritage railway attraction. The main building has now been renovated and opened to the public as a museum, shop, and refreshment room in 2008.