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Midsomer Norton railway station (originally ''Midsomer Norton'', later ''Midsomer Norton Upper'' and finally ''Midsomer Norton South'') was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway between and Shepton Mallet. It served the town of Midsomer Norton in the English county of Somerset, which was also served by a second station known as Midsomer Norton and Welton railway station on the Bristol and North Somerset Railway. The station opened in 1874. In the 1948 nationalisation the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway became part of the Southern Region of British Railways. Along with the rest of the line it closed in 1966. The Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust took the lease on the station in 1995 to restore it. They have restored many of the buildings and laid a short section of track. Future plans for further extension of the track have been proposed. ==History== The station was part of the Somerset and Dorset railways extension from Evercreech Junction railway station to Bath. It opened on 20 July 1874. The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway was nationalised in 1948 and became part of the Southern Region of British Railways. The S&DJR station was on a fairly steep slope which took the railway up from the valley floor at Radstock into the Mendip Hills, heading south to the summit of the line at Masbury. It had extensive gardens which were cultivated by the station staff and won many prizes.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sdjr.net/locations/midsomer_norton.html )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.davesphotopages.com/106.html )〕 The station was mentioned in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nyanko.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/fas/anotherhat_slow.html )〕 The Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway station closed in 1966, with the closure of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway, under the Beeching Axe.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.somersetanddorsetrailway.co.uk/the-railway/stations/midsomer-norton-south/ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Midsomer Norton railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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