Castle Bytham railway station
Castle Bytham | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Station site in 1986. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Castle Bytham, South Kesteven England | ||||
| Grid reference | SK990181 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 4 April 1898 | Opened | ||||
| 2 March 1959 | Closed | ||||
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Castle Bytham railway station was a station in Castle Bytham. It was Midland Railway property but train services were operated by the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway (M&GN). The station and line closed in 1959 along with most of the M&GN.[1][2][3]
History
This station was rather unusual, being a single platform in a cutting through the village. The station was not originally planned by the railway, but was added after considerable local lobbying. Outside the village, the line of the railway now forms a road crossing under the A1.
The line officially became M&GN property a few miles east at Little Bytham Junction, where it crossed the Great Northern Railway main line. The GNR had powers to make a junction here but never did so. The nearest station on the GNR was Little Bytham.[4]
Routes
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Witham | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | Bourne |
References
- ^ "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". theBythams.org.uk.
- ^ "Disused Railways". theBythams.org.uk.
- ^ Historic England. "Castle Btham railway station (506989)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ British Railways Atlas 1947. Ian Allan Publishing. p. 16.
- Smith, Peter (2012). "Castle Bytham". THE SYSTON AND PETERBOROUGH RAILWAY. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
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