Frodingham railway station
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Frodingham railway station was a railway station in Frodingham
, Lincolnshire
, England
. It was open by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway
on 1 October 1866 and, like all the others built by that company, had staggered platforms set around the level crossing on the Brigg Road. The first station here was closed in autumn 1887, when a new Frodingham station, built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
, was opened, to the west of the Brigg Road level crossing. This station was suffixed "and Scunthorpe" at some date and was closed in 1926, when the LNER opened a new station which it named Scunthorpe
nearer to the town centre.
Frodingham, Lincolnshire
Frodingham was a village in North Lincolnshire, now a suburb in the north-east of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England.Before its development from a small village Scunthorpe was part of the parish of Frodingham, which also included the village of Brumby, parts of the village of Crosby, and stretched...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. It was open by the Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway
Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway
The Trent, Ancholme and Grimsby Railway was a railway line in north Lincolnshire which commenced at an end on junction with the South Yorkshire Railway where that railway crossed the river Trent near the village of Gunhouse. This was known as Gunhouse Junction but the village has become known as...
on 1 October 1866 and, like all the others built by that company, had staggered platforms set around the level crossing on the Brigg Road. The first station here was closed in autumn 1887, when a new Frodingham station, built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...
, was opened, to the west of the Brigg Road level crossing. This station was suffixed "and Scunthorpe" at some date and was closed in 1926, when the LNER opened a new station which it named Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe railway station
Scunthorpe railway station serves the town of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, England. The station is located a short walk from the town centre, on Station Road....
nearer to the town centre.