Little Bytham railway station

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Little Bytham
Former Station Building, Little Bytham - geograph.org.uk - 1627558.jpg
LocationLittle Bytham, Lincolnshire
England
Grid referenceTF018173
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon North Eastern Railway
Eastern Region of British Railways
Key dates
2 October 1853Opened
15 June 1959[1]Closed

Little Bytham railway station was a station in Little Bytham, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway main line. It closed in 1959.[2] The Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway crossed just north of the station. The GNR were given powers to build a junction but never did so.[3] The nearest station on the M&GNR was at Castle Bytham.[4]

From 1857 to 1884, Little Bytham was the junction for the Edenham & Little Bytham Railway branch line to Edenham.[5] The public house now called The Willoughby Arms, but then The Steam Engine was built as the terminus, although the track crossed into the GNR goods yard for interchange purposes.[6][7]

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Essendine
Line open, station closed 		  Great Northern Railway
Great Northern main line 		  Corby Glen
Line open, station closed
Disused railways
Terminus   Edenham & Little Bytham Railway   Edenham
Line and station closed

References[]

  1. ^ Passengers No More by G.Daniels and L.Dench second edition page 70
  2. ^ Historic England. "Little Bytham railway station (506990)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ^ Wrottesley, Arthur John Francis (1970). The Midland & Great Northern Joint Railway. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-4340-8.
  4. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  5. ^ Historic England. "Edenham and Little Bytham Railway (1365600)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Leaflet about the Willoughby Arms, reproduced on local web site". Retrieved 30 March 2013.
  7. ^ Pearson, R. E; Ruddock, J. G. (30 September 1986). Lord Willoughby's Railway. Willoughby Memorial Trust. ISBN 978-0951165607.

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Coordinates: 52°44′38″N 0°29′37″W / 52.7440°N 0.4935°W / 52.7440; -0.4935

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