North Drove railway station

North Drove
Goods shed and weighbridge office at North Drove Station
Location
Place	Pode Hole
Area	South Holland, Lincolnshire
Coordinates	52°46′32″N 0°12′29″W / 52.7755556°N 0.2080556°WCoordinates: 52°46′32″N 0°12′29″W / 52.7755556°N 0.2080556°W
Grid reference	TF208212
Operations
Original company	Spalding and Bourne Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
History
1 August 1866	Opened
9 October 1880	Closed
1 February 1881	Opened
15 September 1958	Closed
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North Drove railway station was a station serving Pode Hole in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),^[1] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.^[2]

History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of North Drove (upper centre)

The station and line opened on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 15 September 1958,^[3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.^[4] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; the local meaning of "Drove" is a road flanked by ditches or streams.^[5]

Former Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Counter Drain Line and station closed		Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway		Spalding Line closed, station open
				Weston Line and station closed

References

1. Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
2. "National monument record".
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 173. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
4. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
5. Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.

External links

• North Drove station on navigable 1946 O. S. map