Rippingale railway station
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| Railway memorabilia at Rippingale station, now a private home. | |
| Location | |
| Place | Rippingale |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 52°50′24″N 0°20′45″W / 52.83992°N 0.34593°WCoordinates: 52°50′24″N 0°20′45″W / 52.83992°N 0.34593°W |
| Grid reference | TF115282 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| History | |
| 1872 | opened |
| 1930 | closed (passengers) |
| 1964 | closed (goods) |
| 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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Rippingale railway station was a station serving the villages of Rippingale, Dowsby and Dunsby, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[1] The section from Bourne through Rippingale to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1964.[2]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Billingborough and Horbling | Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford Railway |
Morton Road | ||
[edit] References
- ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
- ^ "National monument record". http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=507063.
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