Elsham railway station
Elsham railway station is a former railway station in Elsham, Lincolnshire, England.[1] The station was opened by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway on 1 October 1866 and like other T. A. & G. stations had staggered platforms. The station was the most easterly of the T. A. & G. stations the line, situated just a few miles from Wrawby Junction, Barnetby where it joined the M. S. & L. R. towards Grimsby. It was formally closed by British Rail on 3 October 1993.[2]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appleby Line open, station closed |
Great Central Railway Trent, Ancholme & Grimsby |
Barnetby Line and station open | ||
The final station master was Mr Robert Christopher Swinton, retired in 1966. Joint SM with Appleby Lincolnshire.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22
- ^ "List of dates from 1 January 1985 to 20 January 2006 of last passenger trains at closed BR (or Network Rail stations since privatisation)" (PDF). Department for Transport Website: Freedom of Information Act responses, February 2006. Department for Transport. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2014.