Kirton railway station

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Kirton railway station was a station in Kirton, Lincolnshire. [1] It closed to passenger traffic on 11 September 1961 [2] and freight traffic on 15 June 1964 .

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
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Line closed, station open
  Great Northern Railway
Lincolnshire Loop Line
  Algarkirk & 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.

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