Castle Bytham railway station was a station in Castle Bytham. It was Midland Railway property but train services were operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN). The station and line closed in 1959 along with most of the M&GN.[1][2][3]
Castle Bytham | |
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![]() Station site in 1986. | |
General information | |
Location | Castle Bytham, South Kesteven England |
Grid reference | SK990181 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
4 April 1898 (1898-04-04) | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed |
This station was rather unusual, being a single platform in a cutting through the village. The station was not originally planned by the railway, but was added after considerable local lobbying. Outside the village, the line of the railway now forms a road crossing under the A1.
The line officially became M&GN property a few miles east at Little Bytham Junction, where it crossed the Great Northern Railway main line. The GNR had powers to make a junction here but never did so. The nearest station on the GNR was Little Bytham.[4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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South Witham | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | Bourne |
Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire | |
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North Lindsey Light Railway |
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Axholme Joint Railway | |
Barton and Immingham Light Railway | |
Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway |
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Louth to Bardney Line | |
East Lincolnshire Railway | |
Mablethorpe Loop Line |
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Barton and New Holland Railway | |
Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway |
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Doncaster to Keadby line |
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Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway |
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Great Central Railway |
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Lincolnshire loop line | |
Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway |
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Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | |
Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
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Bourn and Essendine Railway | |
Grantham–Peterborough line | |
Lincoln–Grantham line | |
Other lines |
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