Sutton Bridge railway station

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Sutton Bridge
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General information
Location Sutton Bridge, South Holland, Lincolnshire
England
Grid reference TF481210
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Lynn & Sutton Bridge Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
1 March 1866Opened
2 March 1959Closed to passengers
5 April 1965Closed to freight

Sutton Bridge railway station was a station in Sutton Bridge, south Lincolnshire, England, which opened in the 19th century. It became part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway network, and served as a junction where the line from Great Yarmouth split into two sections one heading for Wisbech and Peterborough and the other for Spalding. The station closed with the line in 1959.

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Long Sutton   Midland and Great Northern
Spalding Branch
  Walpole
Tydd   Midland and Great Northern
Wisbech Branch
 

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