Binegar railway station
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| Binegar railway station in 1967 | |||
| Location | |||
| Location | Binegar | ||
| Area | Mendip | ||
| Grid reference | ST616492 | ||
| Operations | |||
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway | ||
| Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
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| Platforms | 2 | ||
| History | |||
| 20 July 1874 | Opened | ||
| 7 March 1966 | Closed | ||
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Binegar railway station was a station on the Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway in the county of Somerset in England. Opened on 20 July 1874, the station consisted of two platforms, with a building on the down platform. There was a substantial goods yard with two sheds and sidings, controlled from a 24 lever signal box.
The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
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[edit] Accident
There were several fatalities in two accidents near this station in the 1880s.[1]
[edit] The Site Today
The site is now occupied by a large private house.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Masbury Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR & Midland Railways |
Chilcompton Line and station closed |
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[edit] Further reading
- R.V.J.Butt, (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1 85260 508 1
