RAILSCOT | Norton Fitzwarren

Station

Norton Fitzwarren

Station code: NFZ National Rail
Opened on the Bristol and Exeter Railway.
Opened on the West Somerset Railway.
Opened on the Devon and Somerset Railway.

Nearby stations Norton Fitzwarren [WSRA] Taunton Bishop^s Lydeard Milverton Creech St Michael Halt Wellington [B and ER] Thornfalcon Beam Bridge Crowcombe Heathfield Wiveliscombe Durston Hatch Hemyock Whitehall Halt Lyng Halt	Taunton Cider Factory Fairwater Yard Creech Junction Creech Watertroughs Cogload Junction Hatch Tunnel Whiteball Tunnel Bathealton Tunnel Athelney Junction Westleigh Quarry Venn Cross Tunnel Colton Mine Raleigh^s Cross Mine Brendon Hill Goods Hinkley Point Powerstation
Location names in dark blue are on the same original line.

01/05/1843	Bristol and Exeter Railway Taunton to Beambridge opened. Stations on this section at: Norton Fitzwarren, Wellington (Somerset) and a temporary terminus at Beambridge while a tunnel was completed.
08/06/1871	Devon and Somerset Railway Norton Fitzwarren to Wivelscombe opened.
11/11/1890	Bristol and Exeter Railway 10 passengers killed in crash at Norton Fitzwarren.
/ /1936	Minehead Railway West Somerset Railway Norton Fitzwarren to Bishops Lydeard doubled.
/02/1937	Devon and Somerset Railway Norton Fitzwarren to Milverton doubled, partly due to considerable Ilfracombe excursion traffic.
04/11/1940	Bristol and Exeter Railway 27 passengers killed at Norton Fitzwarren due to a signal passed at danger.
/ /1970	Minehead Railway West Somerset Railway Junction changed from Norton Fitzwarren to Silkmill Crossing, the branch running parallel to the main line to the junction.
16/06/1990	West Somerset Railway Bishops Lydeard to Norton Fitzwarren re-opened.