Counter Drain railway station

Counter Drain railway station was a remote station in Lincolnshire serving the village of Tongue End.[1] It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[2] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which ran across East Anglia to the Norfolk Coast. The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 2 March 1959,[3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.[4][5] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; "Counter Drain" was the name of a drainage ditch close to the station.[6]

Counter Drain
Site of former station
General information
LocationTongue End, South Holland, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates52.77250°N 0.25500°W / 52.77250; -0.25500
Grid referenceTF179208
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companySpalding and Bourne Railway
Pre-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-groupingMidland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Key dates
1 August 1866Opened
9 October 1880Closed
1 February 1881Opened
2 March 1959Closed for passengers
30 March 1964closed for freight

References
  1. Needle, Justin. "Tongue End, Lincolnshire". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  2. Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
  3. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  5. Historic England. "Counter Drain Station (506996)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.
Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station closed
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Line and station closed
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