Saltfleetby railway station

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Saltfleetby
General information
Location Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates 53°23′24″N0°10′13″E / 53.3899°N 0.1704°E / 53.3899; 0.1704
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened17 October 1877;145 years ago (1877-10-17)
Closed5 December 1960;62 years ago (1960-12-05)
Original company Louth and East Coast Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Former cross keepers cottage, the station building is in the distance. Former cross keepers cottage, the station building is in the distance..jpg
Former cross keepers cottage, the station building is in the distance.

Saltfleetby railway station was a station in Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire on the line between Louth and Mablethorpe which was closed in 1960. [1] [2]

The station was opened on 17 October 1877 when the Louth and East Coast Railway opened the line between Louth and Mablethorpe. [3] [4] This line was connected to the Sutton and Willoughby Railway in 1888 to form the Mablethorpe loop. [5]

The station closed on 5 December 1960 when the line between Louth and Mablethorpe was closed. [6]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Theddlethorpe
Line and station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Mablethorpe loop railway
  Grimoldby
Line and station closed

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References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. Historic England. "Monument No. 507066". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. Grant 2017, p. 342.
  4. Quick 2022, p. 399.
  5. Grant 2017, p. 546.
  6. Hurst 1992, p. 17 (ref 0832).

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