Tumby Woodside railway station was a station in Tumby Woodside, Lincolnshire on the Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway which ran between Lincoln and Firsby. The site is now left in an overgrown and unkempt state. The station masters house survives as a private residence. It served the village until closure in 1970 and was immortalised in 1964 in the song "Slow Train" by Flanders and Swann. [1][2]
Tumby Woodside | |
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![]() Remains of the station building in 2007 | |
General information | |
Location | Tumby Woodside, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire England |
Grid reference | TF270578 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | GNR |
Post-grouping | LNER Eastern Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1913 | Opened |
1970 | Closed |
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Coningsby Line and station closed |
Great Northern Railway Kirkstead and Little Steeping Railway |
New Bolingbroke Line and station closed |
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 | |
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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