Edenham railway station

Edenham
The station building, now the Willoughby Arms, in 2009
General information
LocationEdenham, Lincolnshire
England
Grid referenceTF058221
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingEdenham & Little Bytham Railway
Post-groupingClosed
Key dates
8 December 1857Opened
17 October 1871Closed[1]
Location

Edenham railway station was a station in Edenham, Lincolnshire. It was the terminus of a four-mile branch line from the Great Northern Railway at Little Bytham. The line was built and operated by the Edenham & Little Bytham Railway (E&LBR). It was opened on 8 December 1857. The station closed to passengers on 17 October 1871.[2] Freight traffic continued until about 1884, when the line closed.

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Edenham & Little Bytham Railway   Little Bytham
Line and station closed

References

  1. ^ Forgotten Railways, The East Midlands
  2. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 169. OCLC 931112387.

Bibliography

  • Rodney Edward Pearson; John Greenfield Ruddock (1986). Lord Willoughby's Railway. ISBN 978-0-9511656-0-7.

52°47′10″N 0°25′55″W / 52.7862°N 0.4320°W / 52.7862; -0.4320


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