Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station

Algarkirk and Sutterton railway station was a station which served the villages of Algarkirk and Sutterton in the English county of Lincolnshire. It was served by trains on the line from Boston to Spalding.[1]

Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Kirton   Great Northern Railway
Lincolnshire Loop Line
  Surfleet

Algarkirk and Sutterton
Former station buildings
LocationSutterton, Boston
England
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
17 October 1848Station opens as Sutterton, Swineshead and Donnington
September 1850Station renamed Algarkirk and Sutterton
11 September 1961Station closes for passengers
15 June 1964closed for goods

History

Opened by the Great Northern Railway it became part of the London and North Eastern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, passing on to the Eastern Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was then closed by the British Transport Commission.

The site today

The site today is new view windows and conservatories who are now trying to replenish areas to their original state. This is on the roundabout between the A16 and A17.

References

  1. Historic England. "Algarkirk and Sutterton Station (506740)". PastScape. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
  • A. Jowett (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas. Atlantic Publishing. ISBN 0-906899-99-0
  • Station on navigable O.S. map

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