Wincanton railway station
- Wincanton railway station
Infobox UK disused station
name = Wincanton
gridref = ST710282
caption =
manager = Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
owner = SR and LMSR
Western Region of British Railways
locale = Wincanton
borough = South Somerset
platforms = 2
years = November 1861
events = Opened
years1 = 7 March 1966
events1 = Closed
Wincanton railway station was a station in the county of Somerset, in England. It was located between Templecombe and Cole stations on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway. Sited on a single line stretch, the station had two platforms with a station building. A goods yard with a dairy and sidings for the use of the horses from the local racecourse was controlled from a signal box on one platform.
History
The station was opened in November 1861 by the London and South Western Railway as part of the Dorset Central Railway. The station was transferred to the Southern Railway at the Grouping of 1923, becoming part of the Southern Region of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1947. The station was closed when the S&DJR closed on 7th March 1966.
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Further reading
*cite book|author=R.V.J.Butt, |title= The Directory of Railway Stations |publisher=Patrick Stephens Ltd |year=1995 ISBN 1 85260 508 1
External links
* [http://www.sdjr.net/locations/wincanton.html Wincanton station on SDJR website]
* [http://www.npemap.org.uk/tiles/map.html#370,128,1 Wincanton station on navigable 1946 O. S. map]
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