Wickham Bishops railway station

Former railway station in England

51°46′24″N 0°38′35″E / 51.7732°N 0.6431°E / 51.7732; 0.6431Grid referenceTL824116Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyMaldon, Witham & Braintree Railway^[1]
Eastern Counties RailwayPre-groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates2 October 1848Opened as Wickham^[1]1 October 1913Renamed Wickham Bishops^[1]7 September 1964Closed

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 station was 2 miles 39 chains (4.00 km) from Witham station. 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 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.
^ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 147. CN 8983.