Withcall railway station

Withcall
Withcall station platform edge, all that remained in 2004.
Location
Place Withcall
Area Lincolnshire
Operations
Original company Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
History
28 June 1876 opened (goods)
1 December 1876 opened (passenger)
5 November 1951 closed (passenger)
17 December 1956 closed (goods)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Withcall railway station was a station in Withcall, Lincolnshire.[1]

History

The Great Northern Railway planned and built a branch line from Bardney to Louth in stages, the final stage between Donington on Bain and Louth opening to goods on 28 June 1876 and passengers on 01 December 1876.[2] Withcall railway station was the second station west of Louth on this line.

Passenger services ended on 5 November 1951, goods traffic on 17 December 1956.

Route

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Donington on Bain   Great Northern Railway
Louth to Bardney line		   Hallington

References

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. ^ "The Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire Transport Review - Bardney - a Retrospect". http://www.leytransport.i12.com/bardney.htm. Retrieved 03 June 2009.