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