Torksey railway station
Torksey | |
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The line crossed the River Trent about 600 yards west of the station | |
Location | |
Place | Torksey |
Area | Lincolnshire |
Operations | |
Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
Post-grouping | LNER |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Dec 1850[1] | Station opened |
2 Nov 1959 | Station closed |
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 | |
UK Railways portal |
Torksey railway station was a station in Torksey, Lincolnshire on the line between Lincoln and Retford.[2] It closed to passengers in 1959, but part of the line remained in use for freight traffic (serving a nearby fuel oil depot) until the early 1980s.[3] Torksey Viaduct remains as a Grade II Listed Structure.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Cottam | Great Central Railway Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch |
Saxilby |
References
- ↑ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- ↑ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
- ↑ Historic England. "Torksey station (507096)". PastScape. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
External links
Coordinates: 53°18′02″N 0°44′11″W / 53.3006°N 0.7364°W
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