Washingborough railway station

Washingborough

Former station building
Location
Place Washingborough
Area Lincolnshire
Coordinates 53°13′33″N 0°28′50″W / 53.22570°N 0.48042°W / 53.22570; -0.48042Coordinates: 53°13′33″N 0°28′50″W / 53.22570°N 0.48042°W / 53.22570; -0.48042
Operations
Original company Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Platforms 2
History
17 October 1848 opened
29 July 1940 closed (passenger)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Washingborough railway station was a railway station serving the village of Washingborough, Lincolnshire.[1]

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Washingborough (right)
Former platforms

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 17 October 1848.[2]

The GNR was a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) which was formed on 1 January 1923; and it was the LNER which closed the station on 29 July 1940.[2]

Former Services
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Lincoln
Line closed, station open
  Great Northern Railway
Lincolnshire Loop Line
  Five Mile House
Line and station closed

References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 241. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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