North Drove railway station

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North Drove
North Drove Station-Geograph-1568398-by-martyn-brisland.jpg
Goods shed and weighbridge office at North Drove Station
General information
Location Pode Hole, South Holland, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates 52°46′32″N00°12′29″W / 52.77556°N 0.20806°W / 52.77556; -0.20806
Grid reference TF208212
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Spalding and Bourn Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866Opened
9 October 1880Closed
1 February 1881Opened
15 September 1958Closed for passengers
30 March 1964closed for freight
Location
North Drove railway station

North Drove railway station was a station serving Pode Hole in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourn Railway (opened 1866), [1] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway. [2]

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History

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of North Drove (upper centre) Bourne, Little Bytham, March, Spalding, Stamford & Wansford Lynn & South Lynn RJD 46.jpg
A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of North Drove (upper centre)

The station and line opened on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 15 September 1958, [3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964. [4] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; the local meaning of "Drove" is a road flanked by ditches or streams. [5]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Line and station closed
 Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Line closed, station open
Line and station closed

References

  1. ↑ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN   0-7110-0024-7.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "North Drove Station (507052)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 173. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
  5. ↑ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN   0-7153-8173-3.
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