Mablethorpe railway station

Mablethorpe
The former station site at Mablethorpe.
General information
Location	Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire England
Coordinates	53°20′28″N0°15′30″E / 53.3410°N 0.2583°E / 53.3410; 0.2583
Grid reference	TF504850
Platforms	4
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	17 October 1877;147 years ago (1877-10-17)
Closed	5 October 1970;54 years ago (1970-10-05) [1]
Original company	Louth and East Coast Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER

Mablethorpe railway station was a station in the town of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, which is now closed. ^[2] The station was demolished soon after closure. From 1985 to 2023 only a short section of platform survived, forming a wall of a flower bed in a public garden. It was cleared in 2023 and a leisure centre now takes its place. ^[3]

The station was situated on the north side of High Street, between the present-day Station Road and Alexandra Road.

In March 2021, a bid was submitted to restore the line to Mablethorpe as part of the third round of the Restoring Your Railway fund. ^[4]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Sutton-on-Sea		Great Northern Railway Mablethorpe loop railway		Theddlethorpe

References

1. "E. Lincs Railway – final weeks". Archived from the original on 8 June 2008. Retrieved 10 July 2008.
2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
3. "Disused Stations: Mablethorpe Station". disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
4. In full: The 85 abandoned rail schemes vying for restoration funding 16 March 2021