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Morton Road railway station

Coordinates: 52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615
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Morton Road
The station building, now a house.
General information
LocationMorton by Bourne, South Kesteven
England
Coordinates52°48′04″N 0°21′41″W / 52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615
Grid referenceTF105239
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1872opened
1930closed (passengers)
5 April 1965[1]closed (goods)

Morton Road railway station was a station serving the village of Morton, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway.[2] It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[3] The section from Bourne through Morton to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1965.[4]

Following closure the station buildings and yard were used for a local crawler tractor distributor.[5] The main building is now a private residence and a housing development Old Station Yard now occupies the rest of the site.

Route

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rippingale   Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford Railway
  Bourne

References

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  1. ^ Internal BR(E) Records ref- MSL1/1439- found July 2019
  2. ^ Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. ^ British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
  4. ^ Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. ^ Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R." Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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