Claxby and Usselby railway station

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Claxby & Usselby
Claxby & Usselby (former) station geograph-3110515-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Signalbox and level-crossing at Claxby & Usselby
LocationEngland
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyManchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Central Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 November 1848Opened as Usselby
1 July 1897renamed Claxby & Usselby
7 March 1960Closed[1]

Claxby and Usselby railway station was a station in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1848 on The Market Rasen Branch Railway, a branch line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, and closed in 1960. The station served the villages of Usselby and Claxby.[2][3]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Market Rasen   Great Central Railway   Holton Le Moor

References[]

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22
  3. ^ Historic England. "Claxby and Usselby Station (506993)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 June 2012.

Coordinates: 53°25′26″N 0°20′25″W / 53.42398°N 0.34020°W / 53.42398; -0.34020


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