Opened by the Great Western Railway (GWR) in 1905, it was part of a scheme by the railway company to counter road competition. Served by local Weymouth to Dorchester rail motor trains, the station had GWR pagoda shelters and wooden platforms. The platforms were later replaced with brick built structures but the pagodas remained until road competition saw the closure of the halt in 1957.[1] The halt was called Came Bridge when opened but the name was changed shortly afterward. There is little habitation nearby and the halt existed mainly to serve an adjacent Golf Course as well as visitors to the nearby Maiden Castle. The settlement of Winterborne Monkton is west of the former halt, and Winterborne Came to the east.
A few remains of the platforms of the halt can be seen by walking up the field adjacent to the railway in the direction of Dorchester. Trains still pass on the Heart of Wessex Line and the South West Main Line.
Referencesedit
^Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 301. OCLC 931112387.
Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
monkton, came, halt, railway, station, monkton, came, halt, railway, station, between, weymouth, dorchester, county, dorset, england, what, heart, wessex, line, south, west, main, line, monkton, came, haltgeneral, informationlocationwinterborne, monkton, dorse. Monkton and Came Halt was a railway station between Weymouth and Dorchester in the county of Dorset in England It was on what is now the Heart of Wessex Line and South West Main Line Monkton and Came HaltGeneral informationLocationWinterborne Monkton DorsetEnglandPlatforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Western RailwayPost groupingGreat Western RailwayKey dates1 July 1905Opened as Came Bridge Halt1 October 1905Renamed Monkton and Came Golf Links Halt7 January 1957Closed Contents 1 History 2 Present day 3 References 4 External linksHistory editOpened by the Great Western Railway GWR in 1905 it was part of a scheme by the railway company to counter road competition Served by local Weymouth to Dorchester rail motor trains the station had GWR pagoda shelters and wooden platforms The platforms were later replaced with brick built structures but the pagodas remained until road competition saw the closure of the halt in 1957 1 The halt was called Came Bridge when opened but the name was changed shortly afterward There is little habitation nearby and the halt existed mainly to serve an adjacent Golf Course as well as visitors to the nearby Maiden Castle The settlement of Winterborne Monkton is west of the former halt and Winterborne Came to the east Preceding station Historical railways Following station Dorchester WestLine Open Station Open Great Western RailwayWilts Somerset and Weymouth Railway Upwey Wishing Well HaltLine Open Station ClosedPresent day editA few remains of the platforms of the halt can be seen by walking up the field adjacent to the railway in the direction of Dorchester Trains still pass on the Heart of Wessex Line and the South West Main Line References edit Quick M E 2002 Railway passenger stations in England Scotland and Wales a chronology Richmond Railway and Canal Historical Society p 301 OCLC 931112387 Butt R V J October 1995 The Directory of Railway Stations details every public and private passenger station halt platform and stopping place past and present 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 508 7 OCLC 60251199 OL 11956311M Jowett Alan 2000 Jowett s Nationalised Railway Atlas 1st ed Penryn Cornwall Atlantic Transport Publishers ISBN 978 0 906899 99 1 OCLC 228266687 Jowett Alan March 1989 Jowett s Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland From Pre Grouping to the Present Day 1st ed Sparkford Patrick Stephens Ltd ISBN 978 1 85260 086 0 OCLC 22311137 External links editStation on navigable O S map 50 41 37 N 2 27 01 W 50 6935 N 2 4503 W 50 6935 2 4503 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monkton and Came Halt railway station amp oldid 1117336826, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
