Kirton railway station

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Kirton
Kirton, Lincolnshire geograph-3728354-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Former station site, now part of the A16 road between Boston and Spalding
General information
Location Kirton-in-Holland, Boston, Lincolnshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
17 October 1848Station opens as Sutterton, Swineshead and Donnington
11 September 1961Station closes for passengers
15 June 1964closed 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
Boston
Line closed, station open
  Great Northern Railway
Lincolnshire Loop Line
  Algakirk and Sutterton
Line and station closed

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 253. OCLC   931112387.
  3. Historic England. "Algarkirk and Sutterton Station (506740)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 March 2011.

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