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Northorpe railway station

Northorpe railway station was a railway station in Northorpe, Lincolnshire, England.[1][2] It opened on 2 April 1849 and closed for passengers on 4 July 1955 and freight on 2 March 1964. Originally named Northorpe, it became Northorpe (Lincs) at some point after January 1948.[3] Although the station is now closed, the signal box here remains in use to supervise a level crossing and passing loop on the single track section of the route between Gainsborough Central and Kirton Lindsey.

a view along the railway line from the level crossing. The foreground is dominated by the old-fashioned swing gates, with the 1950s red dot in the middle. The left hand gate is shorter than the right hand one - an arrangement typical of slew crossings like this. Behind the gates on the right is the signal box, still in use to control a passing place, and on the left the former station buildings, half hidden behind hedges.
Former station
fac-on view of the station building with its two dormer windows. At some point since conversion to a house it has been whitewashed. Just visible on the right of the house is the red brick gable of the former goods shed
Former station building, now a house


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Blyton   Great Central Railway   Kirton Lindsey

References edit

  1. ^ Historic England. "Northorpe Station (507056)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 October 2012.
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas, 1947, p.17
  3. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 173. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

53°27′29″N 0°38′18″W / 53.4581°N 0.6382°W / 53.4581; -0.6382


 

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