Binegar railway station
| Binegar | |
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| Binegar railway station in 1967 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Binegar |
| Area | Mendip |
| Grid reference | ST616492 |
| Operations | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping |
SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 20 July 1874 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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 railway station Binegar was also where locomotives used as banking engines on north-bound trains would drop off and cross the line ready to return south.
The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
Accident
There were several fatalities in two accidents near this station in the 1880s.
The Site Today
The site is now occupied by a large private house.
| 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
External links
Coordinates: 51°14′26″N 2°33′05″W / 51.24068°N 2.55146°W