Mablethorpe railway station was a station in the town of Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire which is now closed.[2] The station was demolished soon after closure. Since 1985 only a short section of platform survives forming a wall of a flower bed in a public garden.
Mablethorpe | |
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The former station site at Mablethorpe. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire England |
| Coordinates | 53.3410°N 0.2583°E / 53.3410; 0.2583 |
| Grid reference | TF504850 |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 October 1877; 144 years ago (1877-10-17) |
| Closed | 5 October 1970; 51 years ago (1970-10-05)[1] |
| Original company | Louth and East Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
The station was situated on the north side of High Street, between the present-day Station Road and Alexandra Road.
In March 2021, a bid was submitted to restore the line to Mablethorpe as part of the third round of the Restoring Your Railway fund. [3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Sutton-on-Sea | Great Northern Railway Mablethorpe loop railway |
Theddlethorpe |
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 |
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| Grimsby and Immingham Electric Railway |
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| Louth to Bardney Line |
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| East Lincolnshire Railway |
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| Mablethorpe Loop Line |
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| Barton and New Holland Railway |
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| 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 |
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| Gt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt Railway |
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| Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
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| Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
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| Bourn and Essendine Railway |
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| Grantham–Peterborough line |
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| Lincoln–Grantham line |
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| Other lines |
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