Little Bytham railway station
Little Bytham | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Little Bytham, Lincolnshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | TF018173 | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2 October 1853 | Opened | ||||
| 15 June 1959[1] | Closed | ||||
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Little Bytham railway station was a station in Little Bytham, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway main line. It closed in 1959.[2] The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway crossed just north of the station. The GNR were given powers to build a junction but never did so.[3] The nearest station on the M&GNR was at Castle Bytham.[4]
From 1857 to 1884, Little Bytham was the junction for the Edenham & Little Bytham Railway branch line to Edenham.[5] The public house now called The Willoughby Arms, but then The Steam Engine was built as the terminus, although the track crossed into the GNR goods yard for interchange purposes.[6][7]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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| Essendine Line open, station closed | Great Northern Railway Great Northern main line | Corby Glen Line open, station closed | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Terminus | Edenham & Little Bytham Railway | Edenham Line and station closed | ||
References
- ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 70
- ^ Historic England. "Little Bytham railway station (506990)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ Wrottesley, Arthur John Francis (1970). The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4340-8.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- ^ Historic England. "Edenham and Little Bytham Railway (1365600)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ^ "Leaflet about the Willoughby Arms, reproduced on local web site". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
- ^ Pearson, R. E; Ruddock, J. G. (30 September 1986). Lord Willoughby's Railway. Willoughby Memorial Trust. ISBN 978-0951165607.