Counter Drain railway station
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| Counter Drain | |
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| Site of former station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Tongue End |
| Area | South Holland, Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 52°46′21″N 0°15′18″W / 52.7725°N 0.255°WCoordinates: 52°46′21″N 0°15′18″W / 52.7725°N 0.255°W |
| Grid reference | TF179208 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Spalding and Bourne Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
| History | |
| 1 August 1866 | Opened |
| 9 October 1880 | Closed |
| 1 February 1881 | Opened |
| 2 March 1959 | 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 |
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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 opened 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]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Line and station closed
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Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Line and station closed
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[edit] References
- ^ Needle, Justin. "Tongue End, Lincolnshire". http://homepages.which.net/~rex/bourne/tongueend.htm. 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
- ^ "National monument record". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=506996.
- ^ Wrottesley, A.J. (1981) [1970]. The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway (2nd ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles. p. 23. ISBN 0 7153 8173 3.
