Torksey railway station
Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England
Torksey | |
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The line crossed the River Trent about 600 yards west of the station | |
General information | |
Location | Torksey, Lincolnshire England |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Key dates | |
Dec 1850[1] | Station opened |
2 November 1959 | Station closed |
Torksey railway station was a station in Torksey, Lincolnshire on the line between Lincoln and Retford.[2] It closed to passengers in 1959, but part of the line remained in use for freight traffic (serving a nearby oil distribution depot) until 1 June 1988.[3][failed verification] Torksey Viaduct remains as a Grade II Listed Structure.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cottam | Great Central Railway Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch | Saxilby |
References
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
- ^ Historic England. "Torksey station (507096)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 March 2011.
External links
- Then & now photo pair
- Photo & account of Torksey viaduct
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Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire
- Whitton
- Winteringham
- West Halton
- Winterton & Thealby
- Normanby Park (Goods)
- Scunthorpe (Dawes Lane)
- Immingham Dock (electric)
- Eastern Entrance
- Immingham Queens Road
- Immingham (Eastern Jetty)
- Immingham Halt
- Immingham Town
- Kiln Lane
- Marsh Road LC
- No. 6 Passing Place
- No. 5 Passing Place
- No. 4 Passing Place
- Great Coates LC
- Pyewipe Depot
- Cleveland Bridge
- Cleveland Street
- Stortford Street
- Boulevard Rec
- Jackson Street
- Yarborough Street
- Corporation Bridge
- South Witham
- Castle Bytham
- Bourne
- Twenty
- Counter Drain
- North Drove
- Weston
- Moulton
- Whaplode
- Holbeach
- Fleet
- Gedney
- Long Sutton
- Sutton Bridge
- Tydd
- Alford
- Denton
- Edenham
- Grantham Ambergate Yard
- Grimsby Pier
- Halton Holegate
- Horncastle
- Jolly Bacchus Inn
- Riby Street Platform
- Seacroft
- Sedgebrook
- Skellingthorpe
- Spilsby
- Stamford East
- Thorpe-on-the-Hill
- Torksey
- Woodhall Spa
53°18′02″N 0°44′11″W / 53.3006°N 0.7364°W / 53.3006; -0.7364