Spilsby | |
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![]() Spilsby railway station c.1890. | |
General information | |
Location |
Spilsby,
East Lindsey,
Lincolnshire England |
Coordinates | 53°10′11″N 0°05′49″E / 53.16969°N 0.09690°E |
Grid reference | TF401657 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Spilsby and Firsby Railway [1] |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway [1] |
Post-grouping |
London and North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 May 1868 | Opened [1] |
10 Sep 1939 | Closed to passengers [1] |
1958 | Closed 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]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Terminus |
Great Northern Railway Spilsby branch |
Halton Holegate |
Ludlam, A.J. (1985). The Spilsby to Firsby Railway: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-310-9