South_Witham_railway_station

South Witham railway station

South Witham railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

South Witham railway station was a station in South Witham, Lincolnshire on the Midland Railway. 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.[1][2][3]

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The station consisted of wooden buildings and platforms on the embankment, with a goods yard to the north, which could hold 50 wagons. It was built by a Mr. C. Barnes of Melton Mowbray, similar in style to Edmondthorpe and Wymondham. The platforms had a length of 400 ft (122 m), the passing loop was 279 ft (85 m) long. [4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Historic England. "South Witham station (507078)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  2. [2]
    Midland Lines
  3. [3]
    British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  4. [4]
    Smith, Peter (2012). "South Witham". THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
    Track plans and Photographs
  5. [5]
    Building a railway: Bourne to Saxby. Boydell & Brewer. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9015038-62.

52.7605°N 0.6314°W / 52.7605; -0.6314


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