Morton Road railway station

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Morton Road
Morton Road railway station.JPG
The station building, now a house.
General information
Location Morton by Bourne, South Kesteven
England
Coordinates 52°48′04″N0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615
Grid reference TF105239
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Great Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
1872opened
1930closed (passengers)
5 April 1965 [1] closed (goods)
Location
Morton Road railway station

Morton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. [2] It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930. [3] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1965. [4]

Contents

Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor. [5] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.

Route

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Rippingale   Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford Railway 		  Bourne

References

  1. ↑ Internal BR(E) Records ref- MSL1/1439- found July 2019
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ↑ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
  4. ↑ Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. ↑ Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R." Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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