Wisbech St Mary railway station

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Wisbech St Mary
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Beechings Close, which now occupies the old station site and trackbed.
General information
Location Wisbech, Fenland
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Peterborough, Wisbech and Sutton Bridge Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 Aug 1866 [1] Opened as
Wisbeach St Mary
4 May 1877Renamed
Wisbech St Mary
2 Mar 1959 [2] Closed for passengers
28 December 1964closed for freight
The former station building before it was demolished. Station House, Wisbech St Mary - geograph.org.uk - 177564.jpg
The former station building before it was demolished.

Wisbech St Mary railway station was a station on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway line between Wisbech and Peterborough. Located in Wisbech St. Mary, it is now closed.

The station building is no longer standing, having been demolished in around 2006 to make way for a new housing development on Beechings Close.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Murrow East   Midland and Great Northern
Peterborough Line
  Wisbech North

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References

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