Torksey railway station

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Torksey
Torksey Viaduct - geograph.org.uk - 209078.jpg
The line crossed the River Trent about 600 yards west of the station
General information
Location Torksey, Lincolnshire
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
Dec 1850 [1] Station opened
2 November 1959Station closed
Location
Torksey railway station
Looking along the former trackbed into the site of the station Old Station Road - geograph.org.uk - 663983.jpg
Looking along the former trackbed into the site of the station

Torksey railway station was a station in Torksey, Lincolnshire on the line between Lincoln and Retford. [2] It closed to passengers in 1959, but part of the line remained in use for freight traffic (serving a nearby oil distribution depot) until 1 June 1988. [3] [ failed verification ] Torksey Viaduct remains as a Grade II Listed Structure.

Preceding stationDisused railwaysFollowing station
Cottam  Great Central Railway
Clarborough Junction-Sykes Junction branch 		  Saxilby

References

  1. ↑ 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. ISBN   978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC   60251199. OL   11956311M.
  2. ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
  3. ↑ Historic England. "Torksey station (507096)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 March 2011.

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