Kirton | |
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General information | |
Location | Kirton-in-Holland, Boston, Lincolnshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Great Northern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
17 October 1848 | Station opens as Sutterton, Swineshead and Donnington |
11 September 1961 | Station closes for passengers |
15 June 1964 | closed for goods |
Kirton railway station was a station that served the town of Kirton-in-Holland in Lincolnshire, England. [1] It closed to passenger traffic on 11 September 1961 [2] and freight traffic on 15 June 1964. It was served by trains on the line from Boston to Spalding. [3]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Boston Line closed, station open | Great Northern Railway Lincolnshire Loop Line | Algakirk and Sutterton Line and station closed |
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