Morton Road railway station

Morton Road

The station building, now a house.
Location
Place Morton by Bourne
Area South Kesteven
Coordinates 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615Coordinates: 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615
Grid reference TF105239
Operations
Line Bourne & Sleaford[1]
Original company Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Platforms 1
History
1872 opened
1930 closed (passengers)
1964 closed (goods)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Morton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[2] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1964.[3]

Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor.[4] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Rippingale   Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford Railway
  Bourne

References

  1. Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". PastScape. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  2. British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
  3. Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". PastScape. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
  4. Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R.". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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