ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː æz "ˌɛvɚkɹˈiːtʃ" ɔnðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ˈɛs ænd dˈiː lˈaɪn fɹʌm bˈɜːnæmˌɔnsˈiː tə bɹˈɔːdstoʊn, ɪt bɪkˌeɪm ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ðə dʒˈʌŋkʃən fɚðə nˈɔːɹθwɚdz ɛkstˈɛnʃən təwˈɔːɹdz bˈæθ ðæt bˈæŋkɹʌptᵻd ðə kˈʌmpəni.
Originally opened in 1862 as "Evercreech" on the original S&D line from Burnham-on-Sea to Broadstone, it became in 1874 the junction for the northwards extension towards Bath that bankrupted the company.