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Disused railway station in Binegar, Mendip From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Binegar was also where locomotives used as banking engines on north-bound trains would drop off and cross the line ready to return south.
Binegar | |
|---|---|
Binegar railway station in 1967 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Binegar, Mendip England, United Kingdom |
| Grid reference | ST616492 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Pre-grouping | Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | SR and LMSR Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1874 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966[1] | Closed |
The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.
There were several fatalities in two accidents near this station in the 1880s.
The site is now occupied by a large private house.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masbury Line and station closed |
Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway LSWR and Midland Railways |
Chilcompton Line and station closed |
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