Leverton railway station
Leverton | |
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Location | |
Coordinates | 53°19′34″N 0°49′16″W / 53.3262°N 0.8211°WCoordinates: 53°19′34″N 0°49′16″W / 53.3262°N 0.8211°W |
Operations | |
Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
7 August 1850 | Opened |
2 November 1959 | Closed[1] |
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
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Leverton railway station was a station between North Leverton with Habblesthorpe and South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, England which closed in November 1959.[2] The line was reopened in 1967 for freight trains serving Cottam power stations, although the rest of line, through to Saxilby and Lincoln via Torksey, closed to passengers in November 1959.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Retford | Great Central Railway (Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch) | Cottam |
References
- ↑ Clarborough Jt signalbox page with photos
- ↑ Modern Railways September 1966 p. 506
External links
- Leverton signalbox with photos and map of station and windmill
- 1947 one inch to one mile map showing station, windmill and line
- Geograph photos - line from level crossing, level crossing, Railway Inn, demolished Railway Inn
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