Morton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway.[2] It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[3] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1965.[4]
Morton Road | |
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The station building, now a house. | |
| General information | |
| Location | Morton by Bourne, South Kesteven England |
| Coordinates | 52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615 |
| Grid reference | TF105239 |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Key dates | |
| 1872 | opened |
| 1930 | closed (passengers) |
| 5 April 1965[1] | closed (goods) |
Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor.[5] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippingale | Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
Bourne |
Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire | |
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| North Lindsey Light Railway |
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| Axholme Joint Railway |
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| 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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