Clitsome was a recognised stopping place, not a formal station, on the West Somerset Mineral Railway (WSMR).
The railway's prime purpose was to carry iron ore from mines to Watchet harbour in Somerset, England.
[5] Passengers were carried from Comberow up a rope-hauled incline to Brendon Hill and on to Gupworthy on a wagon, free of charge, but at their own risk.
Iron and steel making was given to boom and bust and suffered a significant downturn in the 1870s, exacerbated by imports of cheaper and better ore from abroad.
[8] In 1907 the Somerset Mineral Syndicate made an attempt to revive the line, reopening Colton mine and starting a new bore at Timwood.