Binegar railway station
Disused railway station in Binegar, Mendip
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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. Being the first station north of the line's summit at Masbury Binegar was also where locomotives used as banking engines on north-bound trains would drop off and cross the line ready to return south.
Binegar | |||||
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Binegar railway station in 1967 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Binegar, Somerset England, United Kingdom | ||||
| Grid reference | ST616492 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 20 July 1874 | Opened | ||||
| 7 March 1966[1] | Closed | ||||
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The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
Accident
The site today
The site is now occupied by a large private house.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masbury Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Chilcompton Line and station closed | ||
Further reading
- R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1