Thornton Curtis railway station
| Thornton Curtis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Thornton Curtis |
| Area | North Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°38′51″N 0°19′08″W / 53.6476°N 0.3188°WCoordinates: 53°38′51″N 0°19′08″W / 53.6476°N 0.3188°W |
| Grid reference | TA112181 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
| Platforms | 2 (probable) |
| History | |
| by June 1848 | Station opened |
| by November 1848[1] | Station closed, to be replaced by Thornton Abbey station |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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Thornton Curtis railway station was a temporary structure provided by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway until it opened Thornton Abbey station 42 chains (840 m) to the north.[2][3]
The station was situated south west of College Farm in what in 2015 was still open country with no road access. The line through the station opened on 2 April 1848, with Thornton Curtis opening "a little later". It appeared in Bradshaw from June to November 1848 inclusive. The station's permanent successor first appeared in Bradshaw in August 1849.[4]
By 2015 the only suggestion that a station might ever have existed at the site was a slight widening of the cutting.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goxhill Line and station open |
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Grimsby-New Holland Line |
Ulceby Line and station open | ||
References
- ↑ Butt 1995, p. 229.
- ↑ King & Hewins 1989, p. 8.
- ↑ Ludlam 1996, p. 21.
- ↑ Dow 1959, p. 119.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Dow, George (1959). Great Central, Volume One: The Progenitors, 1813-1863. Shepperton: Ian Allan. ISBN 0-7110-1468-X.
- King, Paul K.; Hewins, Dave R. (1989). Scenes from the Past: 5 The Railways around Grimsby, Cleethorpes, Immingham and North-east Lincolnshire. Stockport: Foxline Publishing. ISBN 1 870119 04 5.
- Ludlam, A.J. (1996). Railways to New Holland and the Humber Ferries, LP 198. Headington, Oxford: The Oakwood Press. ISBN 0 85361 494 6.
External links
- The station remains SW of College farm on a 1887 OS map via National Library of Scotland
- The station and section of line via railwaycodes
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