Eastoft railway station
| Eastoft | |
|---|---|
 The decaying weigh bridge building at Eastoft station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Eastoft |
| Area | Lincolnshire |
| Coordinates | 53°39′19″N 0°46′40″W / 53.6553°N 0.7777°W / 53.6553; -0.7777Coordinates: 53°39′19″N 0°46′40″W / 53.6553°N 0.7777°W / 53.6553; -0.7777 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Axholme Light Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Axholme Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | Joint LMS and LNER |
| History | |
| 10 August 1903 | opened |
| 17 July 1933 | closed |
| 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 | |
 UK Railways portal | |
Eastoft railway station was a station in Eastoft, Lincolnshire on the Axholme Joint Railway.[1]
History
The station was opened on 10 August 1903 when the passenger services started from Goole via Marshland Junction to Crowle North and Fockerby.[2] It officially closed on 17 July 1933 but as there was no Sunday service the last train ran on 15 July 1933.[3] The last passenger service to use the line through the station was run by the North Axholme Secondary School on 1 April 1965.[2]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Reedness Junction | | Axholme Joint Railway | | Luddington |
References
^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16
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^ "Crowle Railways". Retrieved 26 May 2011.
