Edmondthorpe and Wymondham railway station was a station in Wymondham, Leicestershire. It also served the small hamlet of Edmondthorpe.[2] 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.[3][4] Nearby Whissendine railway station on the Leicester to Peterborough line was originally named Wymondham, but had been renamed by 1863.[5]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Saxby | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | South Witham |
Edmondthorpe & Wymondham | |
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![]() The station building in 1994 | |
General information | |
Location | Wymondham, Leicestershire England |
Grid reference | SK849190 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Key dates | |
1 May 1894 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed[1] |
Closed railway stations in Leicestershire and Rutland | |
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Leicester and Swannington Railway |
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Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway | |
Charnwood Forest Railway | |
Melbourne line | |
Leicester–Burton upon Trent line |
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GNR & LNWR Joint Railway | |
Midland Counties Railway | |
Nottingham and Melton Railway | |
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | |
Syston and Peterborough Railway |
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Rugby and Stamford Railway | |
Midland Main Line |
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South Leicestershire Railway |
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Great Central Main Line | |
Stamford and Essendine Railway | |
Other |
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