Wilsthorpe Crossing Halt railway station

Former railway station in Lincolnshire, England

52°43′17″N 0°23′50″W / 52.7214°N 0.3972°W / 52.7214; -0.3972Grid referenceTF083149Platforms1Other informationStatusDisusedHistoryOriginal companyLondon and North Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern RailwayKey datesSeptember 1925 (1925-09)Station opened18 June 1951 (1951-06-18)Station closed

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

History

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
Braceborough Spa Halt		London and North Eastern Railway Bourn and Essendine Railway		Thurlby

References

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