Spilsby railway station
| Spilsby | |
|---|---|
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Spilsby railway station c.1890. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Spilsby |
| Area | East Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°10′11″N 0°05′49″E / 53.16969°N 0.09690°ECoordinates: 53°10′11″N 0°05′49″E / 53.16969°N 0.09690°E |
| Grid reference | TF401657 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Spilsby and Firsby Railway[1] |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway[1] |
| Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 1 May 1868 | Opened[1] |
| 10 Sep 1939 | Closed to passengers[1] |
| 1958 | Closed to goods |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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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 | |
Spilsby railway station was a railway station in the market town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.[2] The station stood on a four mile long branch line between Spilsby and Firsby Junction,[3] where it connected with the main line from Cleethorpes to London, and was opened on 1 May 1868.[4] However, traffic on the line soon slumped, and the line was bought by the Great Northern Railway in 1890. In 1939 passenger services on the line were suspended, leaving only a freight service which itself ceased in 1958, when the station and line were closed.[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terminus | Great Northern Railway Spilsby branch |
Halton Holegate | ||
Modern view of the site of the station
References
- 1 2 3 4 Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 217. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ "National monument record:Station". Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ "National monument record:Branch line". Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ↑ "Spilsby Railway Station". www.spilsby.info. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
Further reading
Ludlam, A.J. (1985). The Spilsby to Firsby Railway: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-310-9
External links
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