Langworth railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

53°16′13″N 0°25′24″W / 53.2704°N 0.4234°W / 53.2704; -0.4234Grid referenceTF052759Platforms2Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyGreat Grimsby and Sheffield Junction RailwayPre-groupingGreat Central RailwayKey dates18 December 1848Opened1 November 1965Closed[1]
Langworth level crossing

Langworth railway station was a railway station in Langworth, Lincolnshire,[2] opened in 1848 and closed in 1965.[3] On 30 June 2015, a freight train was derailed near the site of the station.[4] On 3 March 2017 The station building was damaged when a stolen car drove through the railway barriers, injuring the two teenage boys in the car.[5]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Reepham   Great Central Railway   Snelland

References

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. ^ British Railways Atlas.1947. p.17
  3. ^ Historic England. "Langworth station (507033)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Freight train derails near Lincoln". The Lincolnite. Stonebow Media Ltd. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  5. ^ "Teenage boys remain in hospital after level crossing crash". ITV News. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
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Closed railway stations in Lincolnshire
North Lindsey Light Railway
Axholme Joint Railway
Barton and Immingham Light RailwayGrimsby and Immingham Electric RailwayLouth to Bardney LineEast Lincolnshire RailwayMablethorpe Loop LineBarton and New Holland RailwayKirkstead and Little Steeping RailwayDoncaster to Keadby lineTrent, Ancholme and Grimsby RailwayGreat Central RailwayLincolnshire loop lineGt Northern & Gt Eastern Jt RailwayMidland and Great Northern Joint RailwayBourne and Sleaford RailwayBourn and Essendine RailwayGrantham–Peterborough lineLincoln–Grantham lineOther lines


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