Wickham Bishops railway station
Former railway station in England
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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.
Wickham Bishops | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Wickham Bishops, Maldon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51.7732°N 0.6431°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TL824116 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Maldon, Witham & Braintree Railway[1] Eastern Counties Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 October 1848 | Opened as Wickham[1] | ||||
| 1 October 1913 | Renamed Wickham Bishops[1] | ||||
| 7 September 1964 | Closed | ||||
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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 and the platform survives.
