Wincanton railway station

Wincanton
General information
Location	Wincanton, Somerset England
Grid reference	ST710282
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Dorset Central Railway
Pre-grouping	Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Post-grouping	SR and LMSR Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
3 February 1862	Opened
7 March 1966	Closed
Location

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.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Templecombe Line closed, station open		Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways		Cole Line and station closed

Further reading

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN   1-85260-508-1

References

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

External links

• Wincanton station on SDJR website
• Wincanton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

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