Elsham railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

Derelict platform of Elsham railway station

Elsham railway station is a former railway station in Elsham, Lincolnshire, England.[1] The station was opened by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway on 1 October 1866 and like other T. A. & G. stations had staggered platforms. The station was the most easterly of the T. A. & G. stations the line, situated just a few miles from Wrawby Junction, Barnetby where it joined the M. S. & L. R. towards Grimsby. It was formally closed by British Rail on 3 October 1993.[2]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Appleby
Line open, station closed 		  Great Central Railway
Trent, Ancholme & Grimsby 		  Barnetby
Line and station open

The final station master was Mr Robert Christopher Swinton, retired in 1966. Joint SM with Appleby Lincolnshire.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22
  2. ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

53°34′52″N 0°27′43″W / 53.5811°N 0.4620°W / 53.5811; -0.4620

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Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire
North Lindsey Light Railway
Axholme Joint Railway
Barton and Immingham Light RailwayGrimsby and Immingham Electric RailwayLouth to Bardney LineEast Lincolnshire RailwayMablethorpe Loop LineBarton and New Holland RailwayKirkstead and Little Steeping RailwayDoncaster to Keadby lineTrent, Ancholme and Grimsby RailwayGreat Central RailwayLincolnshire loop lineGt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayBourne and Sleaford RailwayBourn and Essendine RailwayGrantham–Peterborough lineLincoln–Grantham lineOther lines