| Wickham Bishops | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Wickham Bishops |
| Area | Maldon |
| Grid reference | TL824116 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Maldon, Witham and Braintree Railway[1] Eastern Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 2 October 1848 | Opened as Wickham[1] |
| 1 October 1913 | Renamed Wickham Bishops[1] |
| 7 September 1964 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z |
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Wickham Bishops railway station served the village of Wickham Bishops, Essex. It closed in 1964.
The Maldon, Witham and Braintree railway – which consisted of two branch lines from the Eastern Counties Railway station at Witham – opened for goods 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, and closed on 7 September 1964.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Line closed, station open |
Great Eastern Railway Witham-Maldon branch line |
Langford and Ulting Line and station closed |
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