Moortown railway station

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Former station building, now a bed and breakfast Moortown railway station 1959199.jpg
Former station building, now a bed and breakfast
The track at Moortown Moorton railway station 3394299.jpg
The track at Moortown

Moortown railway station was a railway station serving both the village of Moortown and town of Caistor in Lincolnshire, England on the line between Grimsby and Lincoln opened in 1848 and closed in 1965. [1] [2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Holton Le Moor
Line open, station closed
  Great Central Railway   North Kelsey
Line open, station closed

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References

  1. Historic England. "Monument No. 507044". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22

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