Weston railway station (Lincolnshire)

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Weston (upper centre)
The former station, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village

Weston railway station was a station in Weston, Lincolnshire on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, Built by the Norwich and Spalding Railway and opened on 15 November 1858.[1][2] It was on the main line between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast, a route commonly used by holidaymakers in the summer months. It closed to passengers on 2 March 1959.[1][2] The line divided west of here, some trains running in to terminate at Spalding and others carrying on west into the Midlands.[3]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Line closed, station open
Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Line and station closed
Line and station closed

References

  1. 1 2 Historic England. "Weston railway station (507105)". PastScape. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 246. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ↑ British Railways Atlas 1947. Ian Allan. p. 17. ISBN 9780711036437.

Coordinates: 52°47′15″N 0°05′59″W / 52.7874°N 0.0996°W / 52.7874; -0.0996

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