More info: Blue Anchor railway station is located in the seaside village of Blue Anchor in Somerset, England and is on the West Somerset Railway.
The signal box controls a busy level crossing with gates operated by the traditional capstan wheel apparatus, and the building on the down platform houses a small Great Western Railway Museum run by The West Somerset Railway Heritage Trust
When it was opened in 1874, Blue Anchor station was smaller than the other stations on the line and was just a single platform with a small building. The station was extended as seaside holidays grew in popularity and the second platform and present signal box were added in 1904 by the Great Western Railway. There was a siding and small goods yard on the Minehead side of the level crossing, but it was never busy. In 1934 the GWR used the yard for one of its ‘camp coaches’, old coaches which were refurbished and equipped to provide holiday accommodation.
The station was closed by British Railways in January 1971, along with the rest of the line, but on 28th March 1976 the present West Somerset Railway re-opened the section from Minehead to Blue Anchor to steam services.