South Willingham and Hainton railway station

South Willingham and Hainton
Former trackbed and platform
Location
Place	South Willingham
Area	East Lindsey
Coordinates	53°19′47″N 0°12′23″W / 53.3297°N 0.2064°WCoordinates: 53°19′47″N 0°12′23″W / 53.3297°N 0.2064°W
Grid reference	TF196828
Operations
Original company	Louth and Lincoln Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
1 December 1876	Station opened as South Willingham
1 January 1877	Renamed South Willingham and Hainton
5 November 1951	closed (passenger)
1 December 1958	closed (goods)
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South Willingham and Hainton railway station was a station in South Willingham, Lincolnshire.^[1]

History

The Great Northern Railway planned and built a branch line from Bardney to Louth in stages, the middle stage between Wragby and Donington on Bain on 27 September 1875.^[2]

The Louth and Lincoln Railway, which connected Louth with Bardney was authorised on 6 August 1866 and opened on 1 December 1876. It was absorbed by the Great Northern Railway in 1882.^[3] One of the stations opened with the line was South Willingham; one month later, on 1 January 1877 it was renamed South Willingham and Hainton.^[4]

Passenger services ended on 5 November 1951,^[4] goods traffic on 1 December 1958.

Route

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
East Barkwith Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway Louth to Bardney line		Donington on Bain Line and station closed

References

1. British Railways Atlas 1947: The last days of the Big Four. Hersham: Ian Allan. April 2011 [1948]. p. 17, section A2. ISBN 978-0-7110-3643-7. 1104/A2.
2. "The Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire Transport Review - Bardney - a Retrospect". Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
3. Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 145. CN 8983.
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 217. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• South Willingham and Hainton Station on navigable 1946 O.S. map