Rippingale railway station

Rippingale

Railway memorabilia at Rippingale station, now a private home
Location
Place Rippingale
Area Lincolnshire
Coordinates 52°50′24″N 0°20′45″W / 52.83992°N 0.34593°W / 52.83992; -0.34593Coordinates: 52°50′24″N 0°20′45″W / 52.83992°N 0.34593°W / 52.83992; -0.34593
Grid reference TF115282
Operations
Original company Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
History
1872 opened
1930 closed (passengers)
1964 closed (goods)
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
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Rippingale railway station was a station serving the villages of Rippingale, Dowsby and Dunsby, Lincolnshire on the Great Northern Railway Bourne and Sleaford railway. It opened in 1872 and closed to passengers in 1930.[1] The section from Bourne through Rippingale to Billingborough remained open for goods until 1964.[2]

The station building is now a private residence.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Billingborough and Horbling
Line and station closed
  Great Northern Railway
Bourne and Sleaford Railway
  Morton Road
Line and station closed

References

  1. British Railways Atlas. 1947. p. 17.
  2. Historic England. "Rippingale station (507063)". PastScape. Retrieved 2010-12-15.
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