South Witham railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

South Witham
Railway bridge, South Witham The platform was on top of the embankment on the left
General information
Location	England
Grid reference	SK923189
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Key dates
1 May 1894	Opened
2 March 1959	Closed

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 buildings and platforms on the embankment, with a goods yard to the north, which could hold 50 wagons. It was built by a Mr. C. Barnes of Melton Mowbray, similar in style to Edmondthorpe and Wymondham. The platforms had a length of 400 ft (122 m), the passing loop was 279 ft (85 m) long. ^[4]^[5]

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

References

^ Historic England. "South Witham station (507078)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 2 June 2013.
^ Midland Lines
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
^ Smith, Peter (2012). "South Witham". THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
Track plans and Photographs
^ Building a railway: Bourne to Saxby. Boydell & Brewer. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9015038-62.