Twenty railway station
52°46′10″N 00°17′25″W / 52.76944°N 0.29028°W / 52.76944; -0.29028
Twenty railway station served the village of Twenty in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[4] later part of the Midland and Eastern Railway and then part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast.[5][6]
History
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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.[7] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; in the area there was a series of drainage ditches, the twentieth of which ran close to the station, hence the name "Twenty".[dubious – discuss][8]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Bourne Line and station closed | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | Line and station closed |
The former station buildings are still extant, unusually for this line, and in use for a business premises.
References
- ^ Back, Michael (May 2009). Branch lines around Spalding: M&GN to Long Sutton. Middleton Press. figure 30. ISBN 978-1-906008-52-9.
- ^ Historic England. "Railway line (1365028)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ a b 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. 236. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ 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.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- ^ Historic England. "Station (507098)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "A Midland & Great Northern Miscellany". The Lincolnshire & East Yorkshire Transport Review. Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2008.
- ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.
External links
- Twenty station on 1946 O. S. map
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