Claxby and Usselby railway station
Claxby and Usselby railway station was a station in Lincolnshire, England. It opened in 1848 on The Market Rasen Branch Railway, a branch line of the Great Grimsby and Sheffield Junction Railway, and closed in 1960. The station served the villages of Usselby and Claxby.[2][3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Rasen | Great Central Railway | Holton Le Moor |
| Claxby & Usselby | |
|---|---|
_station_geograph-3110515-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg) Signalbox and level-crossing at Claxby & Usselby | |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Central Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1 November 1848 | Opened as Usselby |
| 1 July 1897 | renamed Claxby & Usselby |
| 7 March 1960 | 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 | |
References
- Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
- British Railways Atlas.1947. p.22
- Historic England. "Claxby and Usselby Station (506993)". PastScape. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
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