Fleet railway station (Lincolnshire)

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Fleet
Fleet former station geograph-3520542-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
The station building in 1998
General information
LocationEngland
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
November 1862Opened
2 March 1959Closed for passengers [1]
3 February 1964closed for goods

Fleet railway station was a station in Fleet, Lincolnshire. It opened in 1862 and closed to passengers in 1959, [2] with the goods yard closing on 3 February 1964. [3]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Holbeach
Line and station closed
  Midland and Great Northern   Gedney
Line and station closed

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References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 184. OCLC   931112387.
  3. "Former Fleet station © Ben Brooksbank cc-by-sa/2.0 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". Geograph. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

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