Cowbit railway station

Cowbit
Former signal box and station building at Cowbit
Location
Place	Cowbit
Area	South Holland
Coordinates	52°44′42″N 0°07′32″W / 52.7449°N 0.1256°W / 52.7449; -0.1256Coordinates: 52°44′42″N 0°07′32″W / 52.7449°N 0.1256°W / 52.7449; -0.1256
Grid reference	TF266179
Operations
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
History
2 September 1867 (1867-09-02)	Station opened
11 September 1961 (1961-09-11)	Station closed
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Former Goods shed at Cowbit

Cowbit railway station was a station in Cowbit, Lincolnshire. It was located on the route between Spalding and March.^[1]

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway on 2 September 1867. It was closed by British Railways on 11 September 1961.^[2]

From 18-23 April 1977, Cowbit Up goods loop was the location of an episode of BBC Television's Life at Risk series.^[3] British Railways Standard Corridor Nos. W26121 and E24620, together with Brake Standard Corridor No. E35256, were repainted on one side in the colours of a Netherlands Railways commuter train to carry out a re-enactment of the 1975 Dutch train hostage crisis.^[3] Two Class 31 diesel-electrics from March depot provided the motive power.^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Postland Line and station closed		GN and GE Joint Railway		Spalding Line closed, station open

References

1. ^ British Railways Atlas 1947: The last days of the Big Four. Hersham: Ian Allan. April 2011 [1948]. p. 17, section E2. ISBN 978 0 7110 3643 7. 1104/A2. 
2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 70. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Notes and news; Holland, Lincs., used for Dutch film". Railway Magazine 123 (916): 409. August 1977. 

External links

• Cowbit station on navigable 1946 O. S. map