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.
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.