Theddlethorpe railway station was a station serving Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire from 1877 to 1960.
Theddlethorpe | |
|---|---|
 Theddlethorpe Railway Station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Theddlethorpe, Lincolnshire England |
| Coordinates | 53°22′15″N 0°12′17″E / 53.3709°N 0.2047°E |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Opened | 17 October 1877 |
| Closed | 5 December 1960 |
| Original company | Louth and East Coast Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
The station was opened on 17 October 1877 when the Louth and East Coast Railway opened the line between Louth and Mablethorpe.[1][2] This line was connected to the Sutton and Willoughby Railway in 1888 to form the Mablethorpe loop.[3]
The station was host to a LNER camping coach from 1935 to 1939 and possibly one for some of 1934.[4]
The station closed on 5 December 1960 when the line between Louth and Mablethorpe was closed.[5]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mablethorpe | Great Northern Railway Mablethorpe loop railway |
Saltfleetby |
References edit
- ^ Grant 2017, p. 342.
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 443.
- ^ Grant 2017, p. 546.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 10.
- ^ Hurst 1992, p. 17 (ref 0832).
Bibliography edit
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- Hurst, Geoffrey (1992). Register of Closed Railways: 1948-1991. Worksop, Nottinghamshire: Milepost Publications. ISBN 0-9477-9618-5.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.