Transport
The town's former, and only, railway station was on the Castle Cary Cut-Off, once part of the Great Western Railway. Although the line still remains in use the station closed to passengers in 1962, and goods in 1964. The nearest station is now at Yeovil. On the outskirts of the town stands the impressive Somerton Viaduct.
Despite Somerton being situated in a rural area; the closest main road from Somerton is the A303 road that runs near the town and stretches all the way into northern Hampshire and finally ends at Basingstoke. The minor B3165 road does run through the town although the road is less commonly used and does not join to the A303 for another 4 miles (6.4 km). Two B roads, the B3153 and the B3156 run through Somerton and a third, the B3165, starts in the town and runs southwards to the A372 Langport road. The A372 itself runs south-east to the junction of the A303 and A37 roads at Podimore services.
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