Kirton railway station

Kirton
Former station site, now part of the A16 road between Boston and Spalding
General information
Location	Kirton-in-Holland, 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
Location

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

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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