Mumby Road railway station was a station on the Great Northern Railway's Mablethorpe Loop line between Willoughby, Mablethorpe and Louth. It served the village of Bilsby, and was named after the nearby village of Mumby. It opened in 1886[1] and closed in 1970.[2] The station was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann.[3][4][5][6]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Willoughby Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway Mablethorpe Loop |
Sutton-on-Sea Line and station closed |
Mumby Road | |
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![]() The site of Mumby Road station | |
General information | |
Location | Bilsby & Mumby, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire England |
Coordinates | 53.2550°N 0.2421°E / 53.2550; 0.2421 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Opened | 4 October 1886; 135 years ago (1886-10-04) |
Closed | 5 October 1970; 51 years ago (1970-10-05) |
Original company | Sutton and Willoughby Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
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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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