Doniford Halt railway station, sometimes known as Doniford Beach Halt, is a request stop situated on the

West Somerset Railway The West Somerset Railway (WSR) is a heritage railway line in Somerset, England. The freehold of the line and stations is owned by Somerset County Council; the railway is leased to and operated by West Somerset Railway plc (WSR plc); which i ...

, a heritage railway in

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, England. It is situated by Helwell Bay on the outskirts of

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History

The railway line was originally opened in 1862 and closed in 1971, but it was reopened by the West Somerset Railway on 28 August 1976. Doniford Beach Halt was opened on 27 June 1987 to serve the holiday camp built on the site of the nearby former Doniford army base.

Description

The curved platform is situated on the north side of the line where it passes beneath the Watchet to

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coast road. The platform is built from concrete panels recovered from on the former branch line from to and the shelter is a former Great Western Railway ''pagoda'' made from

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which was recovered from on the

Exe Valley Railway The Exe Valley Railway was a branch line built by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in Devon, England, to link its Bristol to Exeter line with its Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR), thereby connecting Exeter with (which is in Somerset). The li ...

Services

Trains run between and at weekends and on some other days from March to October, daily during the late spring and summer, and on certain days during the winter. Trains only call by request so passengers waiting to join are asked to make a clear signal to the driver as the train approaches, and people wanting to alight need to inform the train’s guard in good time.

References

External links

West Somerset Railway - Doniford Halt
{{Somerset railway stations West Somerset Railway Heritage railway stations in Somerset Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1987 Railway stations built for UK heritage railways Railway request stops in Great Britain