Rippingale railway station

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]

Rippingale
Railway memorabilia at Rippingale station, now a private home
LocationRippingale, Lincolnshire
England
Coordinates52.83992°N 0.34593°W / 52.83992; -0.34593
Grid referenceTF115282
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLNER
Key dates
1872opened
1930closed (passengers)
15 June 1964closed (goods)

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 15 December 2010.


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