Fockerby railway station

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Fockerby
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Fockerby station in 2021
General information
Location Fockerby, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates 53°39′39″N0°43′35″W / 53.6608°N 0.7264°W / 53.6608; -0.7264
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyAxholme Light Railway
Pre-grouping Axholme Joint Railway
Post-groupingJoint LMS and LNER
Key dates
10 August 1903opened
17 July 1933closed

Fockerby railway station was a station in Fockerby, Lincolnshire. It served as the terminus of a branch of the Axholme Joint Railway. It is now closed. [1]

The station opened with the line on 10 August 1903, and closed with the end of passenger services on 17 July 1933. [2] [3]

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Luddington   Axholme Joint Railway  Terminus

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  2. Marshall, John (1970). The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, volume 2. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. pp. 148, 150. ISBN   0-7153-4906-6.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 98. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.