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 | ||
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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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