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Taunton

Location type

Station

Name and dates

Taunton

Station code: TAU National Rail
Where: West and South West England, England
Opened on the Bristol and Exeter Railway.

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

Chronology Dates

01/07/1842	Bristol and Exeter Railway Bridgwater to Taunton opened. Stations on this section at: Durston, Creech and Taunton.
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.
/ /1868	Bristol and Exeter Railway Taunton station expanded.
30/05/1875	Bristol and Exeter Railway First standard gauge train runs from Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton and Weston-super-Mare [1st] .
05/10/1964	Bristol and Exeter Railway All stations between Exeter and Taunton, except Tiverton Junction, closed. Puxton & Worle, Bleadon & Uphill & Dunball Halt.

News items

02/11/2018	Steam railway submit proposals for mainline summer shuttles [Rail Advent]
20/03/2017	Somerset freight train derailment causes 48 hour blockage [BBC News]
09/03/2014	Bristol-to-Taunton railway line to re-open [BBC News]
26/02/2014	Submerged Somerset railway line to remain closed for 'many weeks' [BBC News]