Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station

Algarkirk and Sutterton
Former station buildings
General information
Location	Sutterton, Boston England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
17 October 1848	Station opens as Sutterton, Swineshead and Donnington
September 1850	Station renamed Algarkirk and Sutterton
11 September 1961	Station closes for passengers
15 June 1964	closed for goods

Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station was a station which served the villages of Algarkirk and Sutterton in the English county of Lincolnshire. It was served by trains on the line from Boston to Spalding.^[1]

History

Opened by the Great Northern Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The site today is new view windows and conservatories who are now trying to replenish areas to their original state. This is on the roundabout between the A16 and A17.

References

• R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
• A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
• Station on navigable O.S. map

52°53′26.4″N 0°5′0.2″W / 52.890667°N 0.083389°W / 52.890667; -0.083389