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]

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
28 February 1959	Closed

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]

References

• Building a railway: Bourne to Saxby. Boydell & Brewer. 2009. ISBN 978-0-9015038-62.

External links

• "Railway Photographs 1937 & 1957". SWAG. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

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