Minehead railway station
Minehead railway station is situated in Minehead, Somerset, England. First opened in 1874 as the terminus and headquarters of the Minehead Railway, it was closed by British Rail early in 1971.Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Minehead, Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Minehead” and “Minehead Railway Station”
- Address: Warren Road, Minehead, TA24 5BG
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen’s Hall, Minehead and Stones.
Queen’s Hall, Minehead
Nightclub
Photo: Mike Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Queen's Hall in Minehead, Somerset, England, was built in 1914 on the sea front of Minehead as a theatre for films and live performances. It was designed by W.
Stones
Pub
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stones is a pub, which is situated 1,100 feet west of Minehead railway station.
The Hobby Horse Inn
Pub
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hobby Horse Inn is a pub, which is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Minehead railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunster and Wootton Courtenay.
Dunster
Village
Photo: Arpingstone, Public domain.
Dunster is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, within the north-eastern boundary of Exmoor National Park. It lies on the Bristol Channel 2.5 miles southeast of Minehead and 20 miles northwest of Taunton. Dunster is situated 2 miles southeast of Minehead railway station.
Wootton Courtenay
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wootton Courtenay is a village and civil parish on Exmoor in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Brockwell and Huntscott. The village lies on the route of the Macmillan Way West and the Celtic Way Exmoor Option. Wootton Courtenay is situated 3 miles southwest of Minehead railway station.
Carhampton
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Carhampton is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, 4 miles to the east of Minehead. Carhampton civil parish stretches from the Bristol Channel coast inland to Exmoor. The parish has a population of 865. Carhampton is situated 3 miles southeast of Minehead railway station.
Minehead railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Minehead, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.20629° or 51° 12′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.46784° or 3° 28′ 4″ westElevation
20 feet (6 metres)Inception
1874Operator
West Somerset Railway plcNetwork
West Somerset RailwayOpen location code
9C3R6G4J+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 269692484OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Welsh—“Minehead railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Minehead”
- French: “Minehead”
- Galician: “estación de tren de Minehead”
- Polish: “Minehead”
- Urdu: “مائن ہیڈ ریلوے اسٹیشن”
- Welsh: “Gorsaf reilffordd Minehead”
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