Washingborough railway station

Washingborough
Former station building
General information
Location	Washingborough, Lincolnshire England
Coordinates	53°13′33″N0°28′50″W / 53.22570°N 0.48042°W / 53.22570; -0.48042
Grid reference	TF015709
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	LNER
Key dates
17 October 1848	opened
29 July 1940	closed (passenger)
Location

Washingborough railway station was a railway station serving the village of Washingborough, Lincolnshire. ^[1]

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Washingborough (right)

Former platforms

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 17 October 1848. ^[2]

The GNR was a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) which was formed on 1 January 1923; and it was the LNER which closed the station on 29 July 1940. ^[2]

Former Services

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lincoln Line closed, station open		Great Northern Railway Lincolnshire Loop Line		Five Mile House Line and station closed

References

1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 241. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.

External links

• Washingborough station on navigable 1947 O. S. map