Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station

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Edmondthorpe & Wymondham
Edmondthorpe & Wymondham former station geograph-3451659-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station building in 1994
General information
Location Wymondham, Leicestershire
England
Grid reference SK849190
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland Railway
Key dates
1 May 1894Opened
2 March 1959Closed [1]
Location
Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station

Edmondthorpe 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]

Former Services
Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Saxby   Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway   South Witham

References

  1. ↑ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Edmondthorpe and Wymondham station (509047)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Midland Lines Archived 11 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Bradshaws General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, February 1863.

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