Langrick railway station explained

Langrick
Status:Disused
Borough:Langrick, East Lindsey
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Great Northern Railway
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Events:Opened
Events1:Closed

Langrick railway station was a station in Langrick, Lincolnshire, England, on the line between Boston and Lincoln.[1]

History

Langrick station opened on 17 October 1848. It closed, along with the Lincolnshire Loop Line on 17 June 1963.

The station had two brick platforms immediately east of the level crossing on Ferry Road. The main building stood at right angles to the platform, with the booking office behind the station masters house which led to a waiting room facing onto the "up" platform. The signal box was sited at the east end of the station.

Accidents and incidents

Site

Langrick Station Cafe now occupies what was the ticket office . The possibility that the building now standing is a much-converted original station office . The building does however stand on the same axis as the original, on Ferry Lane, in Langrick.[3]

The Water Rail Way is a Sustrans cycle route (number one) which follows the line of the former Lincoln to Boston railway line, including Langrick.[4]

References

53.0133°N -0.1163°W

Notes and References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  2. Book: Earnshaw, Alan . Trains in Trouble: Vol. 7 . 1991 . Atlantic Books . Penryn . 0-906899-50-8 . 26 .
  3. Web site: Langrick Station. Disused Stations. Subterranea Britannica. 25 August 2011.
  4. Web site: Water Rail Way. Sustrans. 25 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20130330011320/http://www.sustrans.org.uk/sustrans-near-you/midlands/easy-rides-in-the-midlands/water-rail-way. 30 March 2013. dead.