Chard Junction

"Once the demolition of the factory has been completed that could very easily be used as a car park which along with a rebuilt platform would make the possibility of Chard Junction re-opening very feasible. "There have been seven stations re-opened on ...

MORE than 50 farmers from across the South West blockaded the Dairy Crest creamery at Chard Junction for eight hours in a protest over the price of milk. Although workers were able to get in and out of the factory, milk lorries were unable to make ...

The scheme, which would see buildings knocked down at Dairycrest Ltd, in Station Road, Chard Junction, has been submitted to South Somerset District Council. Planners will now consider the scheme with a decision expected in the coming weeks. For more ...

MARCUS Fysh has reiterated his call for the reopening of Chard Junction after the Yeovil MP made a further site to the disused railway station. Mr Fysh, a prominent supporter of making the station a passenger stop between London and Exeter once more, ...

A PROPOSAL to push for the re-opening of Chard Junction was turned down by the district council due to a lack of support from other transport authorities. South Somerset District Council leader Ric Pallister said that the reluctance of Network Rail and ...

HOPES that a railway station near Chard could re-open to the public have taken a knock after councillors voted against making the line active again. Chard Junction opened to the public in 1860 and remained a thriving passenger route between Exeter and ...