Coryates Halt railway station
Coryates Halt was a small railway station on the Abbotsbury branch railway in the west of the English county of Dorset. It consisted of a single platform and GWR pagoda shelter. Opened on 1 May 1906, it was sited next to an overbridge carrying a lane to a dairy and the villages of Coryates and Shilvinghampton. Part of a scheme that saw several halts opened on the GWR and other railways to counter road competition, it was served by Railmotors, carriages equipped with driving ends and their own small steam engine.
Coryates Halt | |
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This sign is located on Cheese Lane close to the site of the old railway bridge where the Abbotsbury branch line crossed | |
| General information | |
| Location | Broadwey, Weymouth and Portland England |
| Coordinates | 50.6609°N 2.5270°W |
| Grid reference | SY628847 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
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| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1906 | Station opens |
| 1 December 1952 | Station closes |
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