Counter Drain railway station
Appearance
Counter Drain | |
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Site of former station | |
General information | |
Location | Tongue End, South Holland, Lincolnshire England |
Coordinates | 52°46′21″N 00°15′18″W / 52.77250°N 0.25500°W |
Grid reference | TF179208 |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Spalding and Bourne Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Key dates | |
1 August 1866 | Opened |
9 October 1880 | Closed |
1 February 1881 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed for passengers |
30 March 1964 | closed for freight |
Counter Drain railway station was a remote station in Lincolnshire serving the village of Tongue End.[1] It was on the route of the Spalding and Bourne Railway (opened 1866),[2] later part of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway which ran across East Anglia to the Norfolk Coast. The station opened with the line on 1 August 1866, closed temporarily between 9 October 1880 and 1 February 1881, and closed permanently on 2 March 1959,[3] although the line remained open for goods until 1964.[4][5] The three intermediate stations between Spalding and Bourne had unusual names, because there were few nearby settlements; "Counter Drain" was the name of a drainage ditch close to the station.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Needle, Justin. "Tongue End, Lincolnshire". Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
- ^ Casserley, H.C. (April 1968). "Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway". Britain's Joint Lines. Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 15. ISBN 0-7110-0024-7.
- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 69. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
- ^ Historic England. "Counter Drain Station (506996)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0-7153-8173-3.
External links
[edit]Former Services
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Line and station closed | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | Line and station closed |
Categories:
- Disused railway stations in Lincolnshire
- Former Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1866
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1880
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1881
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1959
- 1866 establishments in England