North Drove railway station

North Drove
Goods shed and weighbridge office at North Drove Station
Location
Place Pode Hole
Area South Holland, Lincolnshire
Grid reference TF208212
Operations
Original company Spalding and Bourne Railway
Pre-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Post-grouping Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
History
1 August 1866 Opened
9 October 1880 Closed
1 February 1881 Opened
15 September 1958 Closed
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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North Drove railway station was a station in Lincolnshire, England, serving Pode Hole. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[1] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.[2]

History

The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 15 September 1958,[3] although the line remained opened for goods until 1964.[4] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; the local meaning of "Drove" is a road flanked by ditches or streams.[5]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line and station closed
 Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Line closed, station open
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0 7110 0024 7. 
  2. ^ "National monument record". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=507052. 
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 173. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
  4. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
  5. ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0 7153 8173 3. 

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