Withcall railway station

Withcall
Withcall station platform edge, all that remained in 2004.
Location
Place	Withcall
Area	Lincolnshire
Coordinates	53°20′03″N 0°04′31″W / 53.3341°N 0.0754°WCoordinates: 53°20′03″N 0°04′31″W / 53.3341°N 0.0754°W
Operations
Original company	Louth and Lincoln Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Platforms	1
History
1 August 1882[1]	opened (passenger)
5 November 1951	closed (passenger)
17 December 1956	closed (goods)
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Withcall railway station was a station in Withcall, Lincolnshire, England.^[2][3]

History

The Great Northern Railway planned and built a branch line from Bardney to Louth in stages, the final stage between Donington on Bain and Louth opening to goods on 28 June 1876 and passengers on 1 December 1876.^[4] Withcall railway station was the second station west of Louth on this line.

Passenger services ended on 5 November 1951, goods traffic on 17 December 1956.^[3]

Route

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

References

1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/w/withcall/index.shtml
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
3. Historic England. "Withcall station (507109)". PastScape. Retrieved 2013-03-30.
4. "The Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire Transport Review - Bardney - a Retrospect". Archived from the original on 8 April 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.