Weston railway station (Lincolnshire)
Weston railway station was a station in Weston, Lincolnshire on the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway, Built by the Norwich and Spalding Railway and opened on 15 November 1858.[2][3] It was on the main line between the Midlands and the Norfolk Coast, a route commonly used by holidaymakers in the summer months. It closed to passengers on 2 March 1959.[2][3] The line divided west of here, some trains running in to terminate at Spalding and others carrying on west into the Midlands.[4]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Line closed, station open | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway | Moulton Line and station closed |
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Line and station closed |
Weston | |
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Location | |
Grid reference | TF281228 |
Operations | |
Original company | Norwich and Spalding Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Post-grouping | Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
History | |
1858 | Opened |
2 March 1959 | Closed for passengers[1] |
3 February 1964 | closed for freight |
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 |

A 1903 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Weston (upper centre)

The former station, 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- Historic England. "Weston railway station (507105)". PastScape. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 246. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- British Railways Atlas 1947. Ian Allan. p. 17. ISBN 9780711036437.
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