Wickham Bishops railway station

Wickham Bishops
General information
LocationWickham Bishops, Maldon,
England
Coordinates51°46′24″N 0°38′35″E / 51.7732°N 0.6431°E / 51.7732; 0.6431
Grid referenceTL824116
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company
Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway;[1]
Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 October 1848Opened as Wickham[1]
1 October 1913Renamed Wickham Bishops[1]
7 September 1964Closed
Location

Wickham Bishops railway station served the village of Wickham Bishops, in Essex, England, between 1848 and 1964. The station was sited 2 miles 39 chains (4.0 km) down the line from Witham on the Witham–Maldon branch line to Maldon East and Heybridge.

History

The Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway (MWBR) consisted of two branch lines from the Eastern Counties Railway station at Witham. The lines were opened for goods traffic on 15 August 1848. Passenger services began on 2 October that year,[2] and the station was opened that day.[1]

It was originally named Wickham and was renamed Wickham Bishops on 1 October 1913.

The station was closed, along with the rest of the line, on 7 September 1964.[1]

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

The site today

The main station building is now a private house; the platform also survives.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Butt, R. V. J. (October 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 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 147. CN 8983.
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