Spilsby railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

53°10′11″N 0°05′49″E / 53.16969°N 0.09690°E / 53.16969; 0.09690Grid referenceTF401657Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companySpilsby and Firsby Railway[1]Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway[1]Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British RailwaysKey dates1 May 1868Opened[1]10 Sep 1939Closed to passengers[1]1958Closed to goods

Spilsby railway station was a railway station in the market town of Spilsby, Lincolnshire, England.[2] The station stood on a four mile long branch line between Spilsby and Firsby Junction,[3] where it connected with the main line from Cleethorpes to London, and was opened on 1 May 1868.[4] However, traffic on the line soon slumped, and the line was bought by the Great Northern Railway in 1890. In 1939 passenger services on the line were suspended, leaving only a goods service which itself ceased in 1958, when the railway station and line were closed.[5]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Great Northern Railway
Spilsby branch 		  Halton Holegate
Modern view of the site of the station

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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. p. 217. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Spilsby Station (507082)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Branch line (1365491)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  4. ^ "Spilsby Railway Station". www.spilsby.info. Retrieved 5 May 2008.
  5. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17

Further reading

Ludlam, A.J. (1985). The Spilsby to Firsby Railway: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-310-9

External links

  • Spilsby station on navigable 1947 O. S. map
  • Spilsby at Disused Stations
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Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire
North Lindsey Light Railway
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