Saltfleetby railway station

Coordinates: 53°23′24″N 0°10′13″E / 53.3899°N 0.1704°E / 53.3899; 0.1704
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Saltfleetby
General information
LocationSaltfleetby, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°23′24″N 0°10′13″E / 53.3899°N 0.1704°E / 53.3899; 0.1704
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened17 October 1877; 146 years ago (1877-10-17)
Closed5 December 1960; 63 years ago (1960-12-05)
Original companyLouth and East Coast Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Former cross keepers cottage, the station building is in the distance.

Saltfleetby railway station was a station in Saltfleetby, Lincolnshire on the line between Louth and Mablethorpe which was closed in 1960.[1][2]

The station was opened on 17 October 1877 when the Louth and East Coast Railway opened the line between Louth and Mablethorpe.[3][4] This line was connected to the Sutton and Willoughby Railway in 1888 to form the Mablethorpe loop.[5]

The station closed on 5 December 1960 when the line between Louth and Mablethorpe was closed.[6]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Theddlethorpe
Line and station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Mablethorpe loop railway
  Grimoldby
Line and station closed

References[edit]

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. ^ Historic England. "Monument No. 507066". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ Grant 2017, p. 342.
  4. ^ Quick 2022, p. 399.
  5. ^ Grant 2017, p. 546.
  6. ^ Hurst 1992, p. 17 (ref 0832).

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