Little Bytham railway station
Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England
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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]
Little Bytham | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Little Bytham, Lincolnshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | TF018173 | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London North Eastern Railway Eastern Region of British Railways | ||||
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| 2 October 1853 | Opened | ||||
| 15 June 1959[1] | Closed | ||||
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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 | ||
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| 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 | ||