Whissendine railway station

Whissendine
The site of the station in 2014
General information
LocationWhissendine, Rutland
England
Grid referenceSK837165
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
London Midland Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1848Opened as Wymondham
1 September 1848renamed Whisendine late Wymondham
1 October 1878renamed Whissendine late Wymondham
1 May 1891renamed Whissendine
3 October 1955Closed [1]
The location of Whissendine Station, which served the villages of Whissendine, Wymondham and Edmondthorpe from 1848–1955.

Whissendine railway station was a station serving the villages of Whissendine in Rutland and Wymondham and Edmondthorpe in Leicestershire. The station itself was about one and a half miles from each, and was in Leicestershire. It opened in 1848 on the Syston and Peterborough Railway and was originally named Wymondham but by 1863 it had been renamed Whisendine (with one s).[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ Bradshaws General Railway and Steam Navigation Guide, Feb 1863.
  3. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Saxby   Midland Railway
Leicester to Peterborough
Nottingham to Kettering 		  Ashwell

52°44′26″N 0°45′44″W / 52.7406°N 0.7622°W / 52.7406; -0.7622


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