Midsomer Norton and Welton railway station

This article is about the former GWR station. For the former S&DJR station that bore the same name between 1898 and 1949, see Midsomer Norton railway station. For the similarly named station in Northamptonshire, see Welton railway station.

Midsomer Norton and Welton
General information
Location	England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Bristol and North Somerset Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
3 September 1873	Opened as Welton
2 May 1898	Renamed Welton and Midsomer Norton
1 May 1904	renamed Midsomer Norton and Welton
2 November 1959	Closed for passengers
15 June 1964	closed for goods
Location

Midsomer Norton and Welton was a station on the Great Western Railway line from Bristol to Frome via Radstock (originally the Bristol and North Somerset Railway). The station was originally named just Welton, being located in a valley at the village of Welton, Somerset. It closed to passengers in 1959 with the closure of the line to passenger traffic, and to goods in 1964.

Midsomer Norton was also served by a second station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Farrington Gurney Halt		Great Western Railway		Radstock West