Elsham railway station

Derelict platform of Elsham railway station

Elsham railway station is a former railway station in Elsham, Lincolnshire, England.^[1] The station was opened by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway on 1 October 1866 and like other T. A. & G. stations had staggered platforms set over a level crossing. The station was the most easterly of the T. A. & G. stations the line, situated just a few miles from Wrawby Junction, Barnetby where it joined the M. S. & L. R. towards Grimsby. It was formally closed by British Rail on 3 October 1993.^[2]

Preceding station	Historical railways			Following station
Appleby Line open, station closed		Great Central Railway Trent, Ancholme & Grimsby		Barnetby Line and station open

The final station master was Mr Robert Christopher Swinton, retired in 1966. Joint SM with Appleby Lincolnshire.

References

↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22
↑ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

Coordinates: 53°34′52″N 0°27′43″W / 53.5811°N 0.4620°W / 53.5811; -0.4620

Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire

North Lindsey Light Railway	Whitton Winteringham West Halton Winterton & Thealby Normanby Park (Goods) Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane)

Axholme Joint Railway	Eastoft Luddington Fockerby Crowle North Belton Epworth Haxey Town Haxey Junction

Barton and Immingham Light Railway	East Halton Killingholme Admiralty Platform Killingholme Immingham Dock Ulceby Aerodrome Platform

Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway	Immingham Dock (electric) Eastern Entrance Immingham Queens Road Immingham (Eastern Jetty) Immingham Halt Immingham Town Kiln Lane Marsh Road LC No. 6 Passing Place No. 5 Passing Place No. 4 Passing Place Great Coates LC Pyewipe Depot Cleveland Bridge Cleveland Street Stortford Street Boulevard Rec Jackson Street Yarborough Street Corporation Bridge

Louth to Bardney Line	Hallington Withcall Donington on Bain South Willingham and Hainton East Barkwith Wragby Kingthorpe

East Lincolnshire Railway	Hainton Street Halt Weelsby Road Halt Waltham Holton Village Halt Holton-le-Clay Grainsby Halt Utterby Halt Fotherby Halt Louth Legbourne Road Authorpe Aby for Claythorpe Alford Town Willoughby Burgh-le-Marsh Firsby Little Steeping East Ville Old Leake Sibsey

Mablethorpe Loop Line	Grimoldby Saltfleetby Theddlethorpe Mablethorpe Sutton-on-Sea Mumby Road

Barton and New Holland Railway	New Holland Pier New Holland Town Thornton Curtis Brocklesby

Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway	Coningsby Tumby Woodside New Bolingbroke Stickney Midville

Doncaster to Keadby Line	Medge Hall Halt Godnow Bridge Keadby

Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway	Gunhouse Wharf Gunness and Burringham Frodingham Appleby Elsham

Great Central Railway	Scawby Northorpe Blyton Bigby Road Bridge Howsham North Kelsey Moortown Holton Le Moor Claxby and Usselby Wickenby Snelland Langworth Reepham

Lincolnshire Loop Line	Washingborough Five Mile House Bardney Southrey Stixwould Woodhall Junction Tattershall Dogdyke Langrick Kirton Algarkirk and Sutterton Surfleet Littleworth St James Deeping

Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway	Haxey and Epworth Lea Stow Park Skellingthorpe Branston & Heighington Potter Hanworth Nocton and Dunston Scopwick and Timberland Digby Helpringham Donington Road Gosberton Pinchbeck Cowbit Postland French Drove and Gedney Hill

Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway	South Witham Castle Bytham Bourne Twenty Counter Drain North Drove Weston Moulton Whaplode Holbeach Fleet Gedney Long Sutton Sutton Bridge Tydd

Bourne and Sleaford Railway	Aswarby and Scredington Billingboro and Horbling Rippingale Morton Road

Bourne and Essendine Railway	Thurlby Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt Braceboro Spa

Grantham to Peterborough Line	Claypole Hougham Great Ponton Corby Glen Little Bytham Tallington

Lincoln to Grantham Line	Lincoln St. Marks Bracebridge Waddington Harmston Navenby Leadenham Caythorpe Honington Barkston

Other lines	Alford Town Denton Edenham Grantham Ambergate Yard Grimsby Pier Halton Holegate Horncastle Jolly Bacchus Inn Riby Street Platform Seacroft Sedgebrook Skellingthorpe Spilsby Stamford East Thorpe-on-the-Hill Torksey Woodhall Spa

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