Wincanton railway station
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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 double line stretch of the S&D, 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.
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 7 March 1966.
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was located between Templecombe and Cole stations on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway
The Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway – almost always referred to as "the S&D" – was an English railway line connecting Bath in north east Somerset and Bournemouth now in south east Dorset but then in Hampshire...
. Sited on a double line stretch of the S&D, 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
Wincanton Racecourse
Wincanton Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located in Wincanton, Somerset, England.The steeplechase fences are large, making it a good test of a chaser...
was controlled from a signal box
Signal box
On a rail transport system, signalling control is the process by which control is exercised over train movements by way of railway signals and block systems to ensure that trains operate safely, over the correct route and to the proper timetable...
on one platform.
History
The station was opened in November 1861 by the London and South Western RailwayLondon and South Western Railway
The London and South Western Railway was a railway company in England from 1838 to 1922. Its network extended from London to Plymouth via Salisbury and Exeter, with branches to Ilfracombe and Padstow and via Southampton to Bournemouth and Weymouth. It also had many routes connecting towns in...
as part of the Dorset Central Railway. The station was transferred to the Southern Railway
Southern Railway (Great Britain)
The Southern Railway was a British railway company established in the 1923 Grouping. It linked London with the Channel ports, South West England, South coast resorts and Kent...
at the Grouping of 1923, becoming part of the Southern Region
Southern Region
Southern Region may be:* Southern Region, Malawi* Southern Region of British Railways* Southern Region, Eritrea* Southern Region, Brazil, an official grouping of states for economic and statistical purposes* Southern Region, Serbia...
of British Railways when the railways were nationalised in 1947. The station was closed when the S&DJR closed on 7 March 1966.