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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).

Bibliography[edit]

  • Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
  • Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
  • McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  • Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.


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