Morton Road railway station

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]

Morton Road
The station building, now a house.
Location
PlaceMorton by Bourne
AreaSouth Kesteven
Coordinates52.8010°N 0.3615°W / 52.8010; -0.3615
Grid referenceTF105239
Operations
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Platforms1
History
1872opened
1930closed (passengers)
5 April 1965[1]closed (goods)
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

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
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Rippingale   Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford Railway		   Bourne
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References
  1. Internal BR(E) Records ref- MSL1/1439- found July 2019
  2. Historic England. "Bourne-Sleaford Line (1365418)". PastScape. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
  4. Historic England. "Morton Road railway station (507045)". PastScape. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. Peter Howie (1971). "MORTON ROAD STATION Ex G. N. R." Retrieved 26 March 2010.
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