Morton Road | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Morton by Bourne, South Kesteven |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.801°N -0.3615°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 1 |
Original: | Great Northern Railway |
Pregroup: | Great Northern Railway |
Postgroup: | LNER |
Years: | 1872 |
Events: | opened |
Years1: | 1930 |
Events1: | closed (passengers) |
Years2: | 5 April 1965[1] |
Events2: | closed (goods) |
Morton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway.[2] It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[3] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1965.[4]
Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor.[5] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.