Washingborough railway station explained

Washingborough
Status:Disused
Borough:Washingborough, Lincolnshire
Country:England
Coordinates:53.2257°N -0.4804°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Great Northern Railway
Postgroup:LNER
Years:17 October 1848
Events:opened
Years2:29 July 1940
Events2:closed (passenger)
Events3:closed (goods)

Washingborough railway station was a railway station serving the village of Washingborough, Lincolnshire.[1]

History

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 17 October 1848.[2]

The GNR was a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) which was formed on 1 January 1923; and it was the LNER which closed the station on 29 July 1940.

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Notes and References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
  2. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 241 .