Morton Road railway station
Morton Road | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The station building, now a house. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Morton by Bourne, South Kesteven England | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TF105239 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1872 | opened | ||||
| 1930 | closed (passengers) | ||||
| 5 April 1965[1] | closed (goods) | ||||
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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.
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippingale | Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
Bourne |
References
- ^ Internal BR(E) Records ref- MSL1/1439- found July 2019
- ^ Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
- ^ Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R." Retrieved 26 March 2010.
External links
- Morton Road station on navigable 1946 O. S. map
- England - Lincolnshire (Map). 1:10,560. County series, Epoch 1. Ordnance Survey. 1891. Sheet 132/SE. ; Morton Road station on 1891 OS map.