North Drove railway station explained

North Drove
Status:Disused
Borough:Pode Hole, South Holland, Lincolnshire
Country:England
Coordinates:52.7756°N -0.2081°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:1
Original:Spalding and Bourne Railway
Pregroup:Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Postgroup:Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway
Years:1 August 1866
Events:Opened
Years1:9 October 1880
Events1:Closed
Years2:1 February 1881
Events2:Opened
Years3:15 September 1958
Events3:Closed for passengers
Years4:30 March 1964
Events4:closed for freight

North Drove railway station was a station serving Pode Hole in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[1] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway.

History

The station and line opened on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 15 September 1958,[2] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.[3] The three intermediate stations between and had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; the local meaning of "Drove" is a road flanked by ditches or streams.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Casserley, H.C. . Britain's Joint Lines . April 1968 . . Shepperton . 0-7110-0024-7 . Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway . 15 .
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 173 .
  3. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
  4. Book: Wrottesley, A.J. . The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway . 2nd . 1981 . 1970 . . Newton Abbot . 0-7153-8173-3 . 23 .