Twenty | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Twenty, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.7694°N -0.2903°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Platforms: | 2[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: | Reopened |
Years3: | 2 March 1959 |
Events3: | Closed for passengers |
Years4: | 30 March 1964 |
Events4: | closed for freight |
Twenty railway station served the village of Twenty in Lincolnshire, England. It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[2] later part of the Midland and Eastern Railway and then part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway main line between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast.[3]
The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 2 March 1959, although the line remained open for goods until 1964.[4] The three intermediate stations between and had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; in the area there was a series of drainage ditches, the twentieth of which ran close to the station, hence the name "Twenty".[5]
The former station buildings are still extant, unusually for this line, and in use for a business premises.