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Minehead Station
Beside the seaside, beside the sea...
Minehead Station was first opened in 1874 when the Railway was extended to the town from Watchet. The original station building has been extended several times. The former parcels office now houses the retail outlet "Buffer Stop Shop".
The current turntable was installed in 2008 in roughly the same spot as two earlier and long-lost examples.
The station is the headquarters of the present Railway Company. All main departments are based here - Operating, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Signal & Telegraph and Administration.
The platforms are probably the longest on any heritage railway and the main platform can accommodate a sixteen coach train plus a locomotive, with the bay platform not far behind with space for a twelve coach train.
The main steam locomotive shed is at Minehead along with the carriage and wagon works.
Minehead Station is cared for by the Friends of Minehead Station whose income stream is from their 'Readers Halt' bookstall situated beneath the canopy between Platform 1 and 2.
More information...
Location...
- Postcode: TA24 5BG
- Ordnance Survey Grid Reference: SS974463
- Geographic Coords: 51.2071, -3.4696
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The Stations...
