Claypole railway station

Claypole
Site of the station in 1983
Location
Place	Claypole, Lincolnshire
Area	South Kesteven
Coordinates	53°01′51″N 0°43′26″W / 53.0308°N 0.7240°WCoordinates: 53°01′51″N 0°43′26″W / 53.0308°N 0.7240°W
Grid reference	SK856489
Operations
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1 August 1852	Station opened
16 September 1957	Station closed
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Claypole railway station was a station in Claypole, Lincolnshire^[1] that was in operation from 1852 to 1957.

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 1 August 1852.^[2]

The station was closed on 16 September 1957.^[2] The present East Coast Main Line still passes through the site, the railway skirting the village on its eastern side.

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 62. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Claypole Station on navigable 1947 O.S. map