Skellingthorpe railway station
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Skellingthorpe railway station is a former railway station
in Skellingthorpe
, Lincolnshire
. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in 1955
It was the only LD&ECR station in Lincolnshire, since to the east it joined the GNR
line at Pyewipe Junction into Lincoln
. It was one of the only two stations to have a level crossing, the other being Bolsover
Former Services
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Skellingthorpe
Skellingthorpe
Skellingthorpe is a large village in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, located 4 miles / 6.5 km southwest of Lincoln city centre.It is near the A46 near the roundabout with the B1378 Skellingthorpe Road. This is near to the Birchwood estate, which is built on the site of RAF...
, 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...
. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway
The Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway was a British railway company built toward the end of the era of British railway construction. It opened its line from Chesterfield to Lincoln in 1897....
in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in 1955
It was the only LD&ECR station in Lincolnshire, since to the east it joined the GNR
Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
line at Pyewipe Junction into Lincoln
Lincoln Central railway station
Lincoln Central railway station serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is operated by East Midlands Trains, who provide services along with Northern Rail and East Coast....
. It was one of the only two stations to have a level crossing, the other being Bolsover
Bolsover South railway station
Bolsover South railway station is a former railway station in Bolsover, Derbyshire. It was opened by the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway in March 1897 and closed by British Railways in 1951...