Cottam railway station

Cottam
Site of the station in 1983
Operations
Original company Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway
Pre-grouping Great Central Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Platforms 2
History
December 1850 Opened
2 November 1959 Closed[1]
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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Cottam railway station was a station in Cottam, Nottinghamshire, England which is now closed.[2] Part of the route on which the station was located remains in use for freight trains serving Cottam Power Station, although the line through to Saxilby and Lincoln via Torksey closed to passengers in November 1959.

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Leverton   Great Central Railway
Clarborough Junction-Cottam-Sykes Junction branch
  Torksey

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. British Railways Atlas.1947. p.16

Coordinates: 53°18′33″N 0°46′26″W / 53.3092°N 0.7740°W / 53.3092; -0.7740


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