Wickham Bishops railway station
| Wickham Bishops | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Wickham Bishops |
| Area | Maldon |
| Coordinates | 51°46′24″N 0°38′35″E / 51.7732°N 0.6431°ECoordinates: 51°46′24″N 0°38′35″E / 51.7732°N 0.6431°E |
| Grid reference | TL824116 |
| Operations | |
| Original company |
Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway[1] Eastern Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 2 October 1848 | Opened as Wickham[1] |
| 1 October 1913 | Renamed Wickham Bishops[1] |
| 7 September 1964 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Wickham Bishops railway station served the village of Wickham Bishops, Essex. It was opened in 1848 by the Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) on a branch line from Witham to Maldon East and Heybridge. The line and station closed to passenger services in 1964 though goods traffic continued for a further two years.
History
The MWBR, which consisted of two branch lines from the Eastern Counties Railway station at Witham, opened for goods traffic on 15 August 1848. Passenger services began on 2 October that year,[2] and a station originally named Wickham was opened that day.[1]
The station was renamed Wickham Bishops on 1 October 1913. It, and the rest of the line, closed on 7 September 1964.[1] The main station building is now a private house.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 147. CN 8983.
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Line closed, station open |
Great Eastern Railway Witham–Maldon branch line |
Langford and Ulting Line and station closed | ||
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