Langworth railway station

Langworth for Wragby

The station in 1992
Location
Coordinates 53°16′13″N 0°25′24″W / 53.2704°N 0.4234°W / 53.2704; -0.4234Coordinates: 53°16′13″N 0°25′24″W / 53.2704°N 0.4234°W / 53.2704; -0.4234
Grid reference TF052759
Operations
Original company Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Platforms 2
History
18 December 1848 Opened
1 November 1965 Closed[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal
Langworth level crossing

Langworth railway station was a railway station in Langworth, Lincolnshire,[2] opened in 1848 and closed in 1965.[3] On 30 June 2015, a freight train was derailed near the site of the station.[4]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Reepham   Great Central Railway   Snelland

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  3. Historic England. "Langworth station (507033)". PastScape. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. "Freight train derails near Lincoln". The Lincolnite. Stonebow Media Ltd. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.


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