Claxby and Usselby railway station

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Claxby & Usselby
Claxby & Usselby (former) station geograph-3110515-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Signalbox and level-crossing at Claxby & Usselby
General information
Location Claxby and Usselby, Lincolnshire,
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 November 1848Opened as Usselby
1 July 1897renamed Claxby & Usselby
7 March 1960Closed [1]

Claxby and Usselby railway station was a station that served the hamlets of Claxby and Usselby in Lincolnshire, England. It was opened in 1848 on a branch line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway to Market Rasen but closed in 1960.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Market Rasen   Great Central Railway   Holton Le Moor

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References

  1. Butt, R. V. J. (October 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.

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