Morton Road railway station
Morton Road | |
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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°WCoordinates: 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W |
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 | |
UK Railways portal |
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 | ||
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Rippingale | Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
Bourne |
References
- ↑ Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". PastScape. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ↑ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
- ↑ Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". PastScape. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
- ↑ Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R.". Retrieved 26 March 2010.
External links
- Morton Road station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series, Epoch 1. Ordnance Survey. 1891. Sheet 132/SE. ; Morton Road station on 1891 OS map.
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