Mendip Vale railway station

Mendip Vale
Station on heritage railway
General information
LocationDoulting, Somerset
England
Coordinates51°10′48″N 2°31′12″W / 51.180°N 2.520°W / 51.180; -2.520
Grid referenceST637424
Operated byEast Somerset Railway
Platforms1
Location

Mendip Vale is the western terminus of the East Somerset Railway.

Services

All trains terminate at Mendip Vale, with a 5-10 minute wait while the engine runs round to change ends.

Facilities

Visitors are encouraged to leave the train and watch the engine run round. A footpath has been constructed between the platform and Maesdown Road, to allow public access to the station.[1]

Mendip Vale the nearest station to the city of Wells which is cut off from the rest of the UK by the Beeching Axe.

References

  1. ^ East Somerset Railway - Mendip Vale railway station
Preceding station Heritage railways Heritage railways Following station
Terminus East Somerset Railway Merryfield Lane
towards Cranmore


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