Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station
Edmonthorpe and Wymondham railway station was a station in Wymondham, Leicestershire. It also served the small hamlet of Edmondthorpe.[2] It was Midland Railway property but train services were operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. It was closed in 1959 along with most of the M&GN.[3][4] Nearby Whissendine railway station on the Leicester to Peterborough line was originally named Wymondham, but had been renamed by 1863.[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxby | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | South Witham |
| Edmonthorpe & Wymondham | |
|---|---|
 The station building in 1994 | |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1894 | Opened |
| 2 March 1959 | Closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
- Historic England. "Edmonthorpe and Wymondham station (509047)". PastScape. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- Midland Lines Archived 11 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Bradshaws General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, February 1863.
- Smith, Peter (2012). "Wymondham". THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
Track plans and Photographs
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.