Somerton Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Status | Operational |
| System | Reading to Taunton Line |
| Start | Somerton |
| End | Langport |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1906 |
| Traffic | Rail |
| Technical | |
| Length | 0.6 miles (0.97 km) |
| No. of tracks | 2 |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
Somerton Tunnel is located between Somerton and Langport on the Reading to Taunton Line in Somerset, England.
The tunnel was constructed by the Great Western Railway (GWR) on the Langport and Castle Cary Railway. Remnants of its construction remain in the villages of Charlton Mackrell and Long Sutton. Completed during 1906 and in use since, the tunnel is just under a kilometre in length.