Spilsby railway station

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Spilsby railway station c.1890.
General information
Location Spilsby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates 53°10′11″N0°05′49″E / 53.16969°N 0.09690°E / 53.16969; 0.09690
Grid reference TF401657
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySpilsby and Firsby Railway [1]
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway [1]
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 May 1868Opened [1]
10 Sep 1939Closed to passengers [1]
1958Closed to goods

Spilsby railway station was a railway station in the market town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England. [2] The station stood on a four mile long branch line between Spilsby and Firsby Junction, [3] where it connected with the main line from Cleethorpes to London, and was opened on 1 May 1868. [4] However, traffic on the line soon slumped, and the line was bought by the Great Northern Railway in 1890. In 1939 passenger services on the line were suspended, leaving only a goods service which itself ceased in 1958, when the railway station and line were closed. [5]

Contents

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Terminus  Great Northern Railway
Spilsby branch
  Halton Holegate
Modern view of the site of the station Boston Road, Spilsby - geograph.org.uk - 697279.jpg
Modern view of the site of the station

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 217. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. Historic England. "Spilsby Station (507082)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  3. Historic England. "Branch line (1365491)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. "Spilsby Railway Station". www.spilsby.info. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  5. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

Further reading

Ludlam, A.J. (1985). The Spilsby to Firsby Railway: Oakwood Press. ISBN   0-85361-310-9