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Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station

Coordinates: 52°43′17″N 0°23′50″W / 52.7214°N 0.3972°W / 52.7214; -0.3972
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Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt
General information
LocationWilsthorpe, South Kesteven
England
Coordinates52°43′17″N 0°23′50″W / 52.7214°N 0.3972°W / 52.7214; -0.3972
Grid referenceTF083149
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
September 1925 (1925-09)Station opened
18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)Station closed

Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station was on the branch line between Bourne and Essendine, Lincolnshire, England.

History

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The line of the Bourn and Essendine Railway (B&ER) opened on 16 June 1860,[1] with intermediate stations at Thurlby and Braceborough Spa. The B&ER was operated by the Great Northern Railway (GNR), which absorbed it on 25 July 1864.[1]

Wilsthorpe had a small sidings, used for the delivery of coals to a local pumping station before the halt was opened.[2]

In September 1925, the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), which had been created on 1 January 1923 by the amalgamation of the GNR with several other railways, opened a station between Thurlby and Braceborough Spa, naming it Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt;[3] it was adjacent to a level crossing on the road connecting Wilsthorpe with Manthorpe.

The station closed with the line on 18 June 1951.[1][3]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
London and North Eastern Railway

References

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  1. ^ a b c Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 119. CN 8983.
  2. ^ Stennett, Alan (2007). Lost railways of Lincolnshire. Countryside Books. pp. 99–102.
  3. ^ a b Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 251. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
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