St James Deeping railway station explained

St James Deeping
Status:Disused
Borough:Market Deeping, South Kesteven Lincolnshire
Country:England
Platforms:2
Pregroup:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years:1 August 1849
Events:Opened as St James Deeping
Years1:1850
Events1:Renamed Crowland and St James Deeping
Years2:1851
Events2:Renamed St James Deeping
Years3:1961
Events3:Closed for passengers[1]
Years4:15 June 1964
Events4:closed for freight

St James Deeping is a former railway station which served the village of Deeping St James and town of Market Deeping in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the Lincolnshire Loop Line between Lincoln and Peterborough via Boston and Spalding.

It was also on the Peterborough-Lincoln Line which connected Peterborough to Lincoln, avoiding Boston, via Spalding and is still an active mainline through the station site.

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52.6647°N -0.2559°W

Notes and References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens