page_title: Minehead railway station
section_title: Description
hierarchical_section_title: Minehead railway station / Description
caption_attribution_description: English: The signal box at Minehead railway station, Somerset, England. This was formerly at Dunster, the next station up the line and was moved as a single unit along the track when it was no longer needed there.
context_page_description: Minehead railway station is situated in Minehead in Somerset, England. First opened in 1874 as the terminus and headquarters of the Minehead Railway, it was closed by British Rail early in 1971. It reopened in 1976 and is now the terminus and headquarters of the West Somerset Railway, a heritage railway.
context_section_description: The station is on the sea front and close to the town centre.  A wide, single platform has tracks on both sides.  The main track on the seaward side is platform 1, while platform 2 stops short of the stone-built station buildings.  The old goods shed is opposite the station building and is now used as a locomotive workshop, and a newer carriage workshop is close by.  Opposite platform 2 is the turntable, overlooked by a cafe operated by the railway.  The buildings on the platform include a booking office and a shop selling souvenirs.
  The signal box is at the far end of the platform near the level crossing.  Sidings on both sides of the station are used to hold stock, both operating vehicles and others awaiting repairs in the workshops.
  The station is a Grade II listed building.
caption: The signal box
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