Braceborough Spa Halt railway station

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Braceborough Spa Halt
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The station in 1961
General information
Location Braceborough, South Kesteven
England
Grid reference TF072143
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Bourne and Essendine Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
16 May 1860Opened as Braceborough Spa
19 February 1934renamed Braceborough Spa Halt
18 June 1951Closed [1]

Braceborough Spa railway station was a station in Braceborough Spa, Lincolnshire on the Bourn and Essendine Railway between Essendine and Bourne. It was closed in 1951, along with the rest of the line. [2] [3]

A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Braceborough Spa Halt (shown here as BRACEBORO' SPA) Bourne, Little Bytham, March, Spalding, Stamford & Wansford Lynn & South Lynn RJD 46.jpg
A 1903 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (left) railways in the vicinity of Braceborough Spa Halt (shown here as BRACEBORO' SPA)
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Great Northern Railway

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