Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station
Former railway station in Leicestershire, England
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Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station was a station in Wymondham, Leicestershire. It also served the small hamlet of Edmondthorpe.[2] It was Midland Railway property but train services were operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. It was closed in 1959 along with most of the M&GN.[3][4] Nearby Whissendine railway station on the Leicester to Peterborough line was originally named Wymondham, but had been renamed by 1863.[5]
Former Services
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxby | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | South Witham | ||
Edmondthorpe & Wymondham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The station building in 1994 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wymondham, Leicestershire England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK849190 | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 May 1894 | Opened | ||||
| 2 March 1959 | Closed[1] | ||||
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