Wimborne | |
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General information | |
Location | Wimborne, East Dorset, Dorset England |
Grid reference | SZ018995 |
Platforms | 2 (through), 2 (bays) at maximum |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | Southampton and Dorchester Railway London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Southern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 June 1847 | Opened |
4 May 1964 | Closed to passengers |
2 May 1977 | Closed to freight |
Wimborne was a railway station in Wimborne Minster in the county of Dorset in England. Open from 1 June 1847 to 2 May 1977, it was sited just north of the River Stour in what is still Station Road. Built for the Southampton and Dorchester Railway, the station was operated from the start by the London and South Western Railway, which took over ownership in 1848. It was later operated by the Southern Railway from 1923 to 1947 and, from 1948, by the Southern Region of British Railways, which traded as British Rail from 1965.