- Morton Road railway station
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Morton Road Location Place Morton by Bourne Area South Kesteven Coordinates 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°WCoordinates: 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W Grid reference TF105239 Operations Line Bourne & Sleaford[1] Original company Great Northern Railway Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway Post-grouping LNER Platforms 1 History 1872 opened 1930 closed (passengers) 1964 closed (goods) 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–ZMorton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[2] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1964.[3]
Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor.[4] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.
Route
Preceding station Disused railways Following station Rippingale Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford RailwayBourne References
- ^ "National monument record:Line". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=1365418.
- ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
- ^ "National Monument record:Station". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=507045.
- ^ Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R.". http://myrailwaystation.com/FORMER%20LOCATIONS/pages/MORTON%20ROAD%20STATION%20%20Ex%20G_%20N_%20R_%201971_%20Photo%20by%20Peter%20Howie_jpg.htm. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
External links
Categories:- Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire
- Former Great Northern Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1872
- Railway stations closed in 1930
- East Midlands railway station stubs
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