Binegar railway station
Binegar | |
|---|---|
| Key dates | |
| 20 July 1874 | Opened |
| 7 March 1966[1] | Closed |
Binegar railway station was a station on the
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.
The station closed to goods in 1963: passenger services were withdrawn when the SDJR closed on 7 March 1966.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.[1]
The site today
The site is now occupied by a large private house.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masbury Line and station closed |
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
References
- OCLC 931112387.
- ^ "SDJR - Binegar Station". www.gebejay.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.