Saltfleetby railway station
Saltfleetby railway station was a station in Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire on the line between Louth and Mablethorpe which was closed in 1960.[1][2]
Saltfleetby | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.3899°N 0.1704°E |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 October 1877 |
| Closed | 5 December 1960 |
| Original company | Louth and East Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
Former cross keepers cottage, the station building is in the distance.
The station was opened on 17 October 1877 when the Louth and East Coast Railway opened the line between Louth and Mablethorpe.[3][4] This line was connected to the Sutton and Willoughby Railway in 1888 to form the Mablethorpe loop.[5]
The station closed on 5 December 1960 when the line between Louth and Mablethorpe was closed.[6]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theddlethorpe Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway Mablethorpe loop railway |
Grimoldby Line and station closed |
References
- British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- Historic England. "Monument No. 507066". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- Grant 2017, p. 342.
- Quick 2022, p. 399.
- Grant 2017, p. 546.
- Hurst 1992, p. 17 (ref 0832).
Bibliography
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
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