South Witham railway station

Blue brick single arch bridge carrying former railway over the road into the village. The first houses are just visible through the arch. The road surface has been lowered to pass under the bridge. On either side steep embankments carry the former line, completely overgrown with trees and shrubs.
Railway bridge, South Witham
The platform was on top of the embankment on the left

South Witham railway station was a station in South Witham, Lincolnshire on the Midland Railway. 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.[1][2][3]

The station consisted of wooden platforms on the embankment, with a goods yard to the north.[4]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Edmondthorpe
Line and station closed		   Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway   Castle Bytham
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "South Witham station (507078)". PastScape. Retrieved 2 Jun 2013.
  2. ↑ Midland Lines
  3. ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  4. ↑ Smith, Peter (2012). "South Witham". THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
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Coordinates: 52°45′38″N 0°37′53″W / 52.7605°N 0.6314°W / 52.7605; -0.6314


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