Washingborough
Former station building
General information
LocationWashingborough, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates53°13′33″N 0°28′50″W / 53.22570°N 0.48042°W / 53.22570; -0.48042
Grid referenceTF015709
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
17 October 1848opened
29 July 1940closed (passenger)

Washingborough railway station was a railway station serving the village of Washingborough, Lincolnshire.[1]

History

A 1908 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing railways in the vicinity of Washingborough (right)
Former platforms

The station was opened by the Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 17 October 1848.[2]

The GNR was a constituent of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) which was formed on 1 January 1923; and it was the LNER which closed the station on 29 July 1940.[2]

Former Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Lincoln
Line closed, station open
  Great Northern Railway
Lincolnshire Loop Line
  Five Mile House
Line and station closed

References

  1. British Railways Atlas.1947. p. 17
  2. 1 2 Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 241. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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