Eastoft railway station
Railway station in Eastoft, Lincolnshire, England
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Eastoft railway station was a station in Eastoft, Lincolnshire on the Axholme Joint Railway.[1]
LocationEastoft, Lincolnshire
England
England
Coordinates53.6553°N 0.7777°W
StatusDisused
Original companyAxholme Light Railway
Eastoft | |||||
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Eastoft station in 2021 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Eastoft, Lincolnshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.6553°N 0.7777°W | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Axholme Light Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Axholme Joint Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Joint LMS and LNER | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 10 August 1903 | opened | ||||
| 17 July 1933 | closed | ||||
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History
The station was opened on 10 August 1903 when the passenger services started from Goole via Marshland Junction to Crowle North and Fockerby.[2] It officially closed on 17 July 1933 but as there was no Sunday service the last train ran on 15 July 1933.[3] The last passenger service to use the line through the station was run by the North Axholme Secondary School on 1 April 1965.[2]
Route
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reedness Junction | Axholme Joint Railway | Luddington | ||