Belton railway station

Belton
View northward towards Crowle North
General information
Location	Belton, Lincolnshire England
Coordinates	53°33′25″N0°48′45″W / 53.5570°N 0.8125°W / 53.5570; -0.8125
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Axholme Light Railway
Pre-grouping	Axholme Joint Railway
Post-grouping	Joint LMS and LNER
Key dates
2 January 1905	opened
17 July 1933	closed

Site of Belton station in 2021

Belton railway station was a station that served the village of Belton on the Isle of Axholme in Lincolnshire, England on the Axholme Joint Railway. ^[1]

Station Masters

opening - 1927 George Edward Taylor

History

The station was opened for goods on 14 November 1904, and to passengers on 2 January 1905. ^[2] The station closed with the end of passenger services on the line on 17 July 1933. ^[3]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Crowle North		Axholme Joint Railway		Epworth

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
2. Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 148. ISBN   0-7153-4906-6.
3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 73. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.