Withcall railway station

Former railway station in England

53°20′03″N 0°04′31″W / 53.3341°N 0.0754°W / 53.3341; -0.0754Grid referenceTF284836Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLouth and Lincoln RailwayPre-groupingGreat Northern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey dates28 June 1876opened (goods)1 Aug 1882^[1]opened (passenger)5 Nov 1951closed (passenger)17 Dec 1956closed (goods)

Withcall railway station was a station in Withcall, Lincolnshire, England.^[2]^[3]

History

The Great Northern Railway planned and built a branch line from Bardney to Louth in stages, the final stage between Donington on Bain and Louth opening to goods on 28 June 1876 and passengers on 1 August 1882 ^[4] Withcall railway station was the second station west of Louth on this line.

Passenger services ended on 5 November 1951, goods traffic on 17 December 1956.^[3]

Route

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Donington on Bain Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway Louth to Bardney line		Hallington Line and station closed

References

^ "Disused Stations: Withcall Station".
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
^ ^a ^b Historic England. "Withcall station (507109)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 March 2013.
^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 491