Wincanton railway station explained

Wincanton
Status:Disused
Borough:Wincanton, South Somerset
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Dorset Central Railway
Pregroup:Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Postgroup:SR and LMSR
Southern Region of British Railways
Years:3 February 1862
Events:Opened
Years1:7 March 1966
Events1:Closed

Wincanton railway station was a station in the county of Somerset, in England. It was located on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway.

Sited on a double line stretch of the S&D, the station had two platforms with a station building. A goods yard, controlled from a signal box on platform one, gave access to sidings for the use of the horses from the local racecourse. The Cow & Gate creamery and dairy products factory had its own sidings, providing access for milk trains.

History

The station was opened on 3 February 1862 by the Dorset Central Railway which later became part of the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Goods Yard closed 5 April 1965.[1] The station was closed when the S&DJR closed on 7 March 1966.

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Notes and References

  1. Somerset and Dorset then and now by Mac Hawkins page 143